Tag Archive for "attitude" - Surviving Medical Mayhem

It Only Happens to the Living

Loretta Schoen 18th September 2020 2 comments

As I age I have become more fearful of all the things the world tells you to be worried about. And I am not talking about sagging breasts, crepe skin and droopy eyelids. What I

“Be”

Loretta Schoen 04th September 2020

How do you handle medical mayhem? Do you rant and rave, turn angry or bitter or perhaps turn inwards clamping down on your feelings, shutting out the world? I have two friends, both single, going

Should a Juggler Juggle Alone?

Loretta Schoen 14th August 2020

I am a multitasker. In my younger days I thrived on seeing how much I could do all at the same time. I was a wife, mother, and business owner, caregiver for my mom, Girl

Walking The Tightrope

Loretta Schoen 24th July 2020

With the worldwide pandemic I find that I have gotten away from writing about what I am most passionate about. And that is Surviving Medical Mayhem, being a caregiver and/or being a care receiver. It

The Cross in Your Life

Loretta Schoen 17th July 2020

Are you dealing with a cross in your life? Maybe it’s an addiction, a failed marriage, a child who is lost in a sea of decadence and self-indulgence. Or COVID-19 has infected your life or

Is It Time For A Baby?

Loretta Schoen 12th June 2020 2 comments

Remember when you thought about having a baby? You worried about getting pregnant, could you handle the pain, and would it be healthy? You worried whether or not you would be fit parents, could handle

“Checking Out” the Future

Loretta Schoen 05th June 2020 4 comments

There are those in my family that feel I spend too much time thinking and talking about death and dying. Perhaps I do think about it more than most – but not in a sad

Growing Up is Tough – Help Make It Easier

Loretta Schoen 29th May 2020

I talk a lot about what it’s like to be a caregiver. It is often described as something most of us take on out of love but find ourselves thrusted unexpectedly in a world that

Bringing the Past Forward

Loretta Schoen 24th April 2020 01 comment

I have recently traveled back in time and I do it every time I pass by the kitchen bar counter. Thad recently got me a Digital Picture Frame for my birthday as our old small

A Cave Man’s Story

Loretta Schoen 27th March 2020 4 comments

In times of stress, I always try to find the funny. Its a prescription I use repeatedly in surviving medical adversity. I thought we could all use a little levity at a time like this.

What Did You Do With That Extra Hour?

Loretta Schoen 07th November 2019

What to Do with an Hour? We turned back our clocks one hour last week. Many of us were all a-twitter as to what we could do with an extra hour. Sleep in, go for