Tag Archive for "Healing" - Surviving Medical Mayhem

We’ve Come A Long Way But Arm Yourself Anyway

Loretta Schoen 06th February 2026

I hate needles! One would think that after having had breast cancer, coronary artery disease, two hip replacements, and a hysterectomy I would be cured from this fear of needles. When I went to my

Damned If You Do and Damned If You Don’t!

Loretta Schoen 14th November 2025

We are blessed to live in an era of modern medicines that our forefathers would have traded their horse and buggy for. Today we have a pill for almost anything – especially for pain. But

Do You Want to Bet?

Loretta Schoen 07th March 2025

I am not a betting person but when faced with two options I find myself wondering the odds of the simplest, safest, and most successful path. For example, when I search my GPS for directions

The Other Side of a Season of Mayhem

Loretta Schoen 30th August 2024

We go through seasons in our lives when it feels like a torrential storm or a landslide where so many things are happening in every area of our lives that we can’t imagine how we

Whatever You Do, Don’t Shoot Your Husband

Loretta Schoen 16th August 2024

Thad and I recently celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. We spent a quiet day as he was recovering from a second shoulder surgery. While they say the 50th is celebrated by exchanging items of Gold,

I Saw Angels

Loretta Schoen 19th July 2024

Do you see angels? Are they the kind with wings? Or perhaps they are little men with green hats and pants and smiles from ear to ear? Recently I have seen angels but they sport

When God Says “Wait”

Loretta Schoen 28th June 2024 2 comments

My husband Thad was experiencing some shortness of breath and the cardiologist had him undergo a stress test which he failed. Then they scheduled him for a cardiac catheterization. The catheterization showed that while the

Gather Evidence Like a Dog

Loretta Schoen 12th April 2024

My dog, Liesl goes for a walk and the first thing she does is sniff the air. Then she will sniff the sidewalk, pavement, bushes and blades of grass with great interest. She makes a

At the Heart of Life is the Soul

Loretta Schoen 05th April 2024

We live in an era with state of the art technology and pharmacologic advances that have created in us the immediate need for a quick fix. Weight problems? There are powders, shakes, “natural” pills and

God Trumps our Health Care

Loretta Schoen 16th February 2024

Remember the good old days when you call the doctor’s office and get a live person who answered your call without going through the Artificial Intelligence Robo sequence? You could explain the reason for the

The Value of Resilience

Loretta Schoen 22nd December 2023

How often during your struggles with medical mayhem have you wanted to just give up? How often did you say the words “I’m done! I can’t do it anymore!” And when we do manage to

Transformation Self-Care

Loretta Schoen 10th November 2023

If you have ever been a caregiver or currently are a caregiver you have heard the words “You need to take care of yourself”. But actually caring for yourself while caring for those in medical

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