Tag Archive for "health" - Surviving Medical Mayhem

What’s the Take-Away from a Season of Lemons?

Loretta Schoen 23rd April 2021

My friend has just come out of a season of lemons. You know, when medical mayhem takes over your life, leaving you breathless, hurting, and exhausted. She is my “Buddy” and we have known each

One More Conversation, Please

Loretta Schoen 26th February 2021

It had been a cool spring, a strong breeze was gently caressing our skin where the Florida sun had warmed us. Mom and I had settled on the back porch, her with her scotch and

Mercies in Disguise

Loretta Schoen 19th February 2021

The year 2003 felt more like a hurricane that would never end rather than a storm that would eventually lose steam and drift off. It started with a routine mammogram in March that suddenly was

Are You Holding those in the Know Accountable?

Loretta Schoen 30th October 2020

I don’t like secrets. I don’t like it when people keep details or information from me. Call me a curious cat that needs satisfaction but I want to know things. Things that will help me

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

Don’t Change! Become! by John Roedel

Loretta Schoen 13th September 2020

Today I am taking leave of writing my own blog to share something I ran across Facebook by author John Rodel. It’s a conversation with God that many who have experienced medical mayhem have had

Liesl Changes Life

Loretta Schoen 28th August 2020 01 comment

Ever feel like you’re the typical dog that is intently sniffing the ground when suddenly you spot a squirrel and you’re off to try and catch it! “Squirrel alert!” The squirrel or distraction in my

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

Be a Light Amidst the Dark

Loretta Schoen 03rd July 2020 6 comments

I have survived cancer, heart disease and deep depression but at 65 years of age I have never before seen what is happening to America. I find myself discouraged with feelings of hopelessness for this

It Takes Two to Have a Baby

Loretta Schoen 26th June 2020 2 comments

And the man I have lived with for 45 years who didn’t want any more animals in the “Schoen Zoo” turned to me and simply said – “I miss a dog, too.” See my blog:

So What Have We Been Missing?

Loretta Schoen 19th June 2020

The pangs in my heart knew what my brain didn’t. It was unconditional love, devoted companionship, and the constant entertainment that doesn’t fail when a rainstorm or FP&L (also known as Florida Flash and Flicker)

“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

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