Tag Archive for "Blog" - Surviving Medical Mayhem

Family History Can Forecast the Future

Loretta Schoen 04th August 2023

“At the Lord’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey. This is their journey by stages”. Numbers 33:2 Family history can tell a lot about us. Not only can it explain our neuroses, it

Guarding Against Caregiver Burnout – Part Two

Loretta Schoen 21st July 2023

In the first part of Guarding Against Caregiver Burnout we talked about recognizing the symptoms of caregiver burnout. In Part Two we will talk about the steps we can take to reduce caregiver stress. A

Guarding Against Caregiver Burnout – Part One

Loretta Schoen 14th July 2023

How’s you balance? I’m not talking about walking on a balance beam. Rather, how do you balance the myriad of things to do in the array of areas that make up your life? I don’t

Leaning on God – Medicine for the Soul – 3rd in a series of 3

Loretta Schoen 30th June 2023

Faith believes when common sense tells you not to. Mixed with attitude which is the ability to see and maintain the positive amidst the medical mayhem; they infuse your world with the courage and strength

Is Medical Mayhem Cutting into Your Playtime?

Loretta Schoen 05th May 2023 2 comments

We are in a season of doctors’ visits, blood draws and radiological testing. There is the general practitioner, oncologist, urologist, endocrinologist, gynecologist, orthopedic surgeon, pulmonologist (C-Pap doctor), and the cardiologist. And they all want their

The Domino Effect

Loretta Schoen 27th January 2023 01 comment

I felt awful. No energy, short of breath but the worse was intermittently feeling faint – almost like someone was playing with a light switch. On-off, on-off: feeling fine then seconds of not feeling fine,

Coloring our World through Brokenness

Loretta Schoen 23rd September 2022

Do you ever feel so broken you could never feel whole? Throughout my life there have been seasons of brokenness – sometimes physically, sometimes emotionally. We are all broken in some way, and no matter

I love my doctor but the office is making me sick!

Loretta Schoen 29th July 2022

Last week I wrote about why you would look for a new doctor. But what if you love your healthcare practitioner but dealing with their office is a nightmare. The doctor is healthy but their

From There to Here, and Here to There, funny Things are Everywhere. – Dr. Seuss

Loretta Schoen 20th May 2022

I love Dr. Seuss. His books are not just for children. The messages are ones we often need to remind ourselves of. And the biggest reminder is the need for humor in our lives. Humor

What Moriah has Taught Me

Loretta Schoen 01st April 2022 01 comment

I love dogs and have seen first-hand what a dog can do for those needing companionship, compassion, comfort and care. I saw the comfort my mother felt as my German shepherd collie mix, Roxie, laid

Am I defined or Refined by My Past

Loretta Schoen 18th February 2022

“Maybe deep down inside we were all still in our formative years. Maybe it was never too late for any of us to change” – from “Must Love Dogs: New Leash on Life. (Book 2)

Cover Your Bases – Here Comes the Ball!

Loretta Schoen 21st January 2022

Have you ever thought you had covered all your basis, checked and rechecked only to find out there was one little problem with your planning that later pops up and smacks you in your face?.

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