Tag Archive for "Mental Health" - Surviving Medical Mayhem

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,

Is Fear in Your Future?

Loretta Schoen 23rd February 2024

We all have fears. When we are little there was the fear of falling as we attempted our first steps. The first day of school, our first job, monetary concerns, raising our children, medical issues

The Teacher becomes the Student

Loretta Schoen 09th February 2024

As grandparents we love our grandchildren and spending time with them is fun if a bit exhausting and trying. Not long ago Thad and I got to spend six days taking care of them and

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

Who am I?

Loretta Schoen 29th September 2023 2 comments

When my family and I were traveling to Alaska we made our way through TSA and had to show both our passports and driver’s license to the agent. And in all my years traveling as

Don’t Anticipate – Participate!

Loretta Schoen 15th September 2023

As a planner I have a strong tendency to anticipate, figure out all the possibilities and plan for every outcome. This summer was no different. But you can’t anticipate the unexpected. I could not have

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

10 Quotes to Help You Keep On Keepin’ On

Loretta Schoen 19th May 2023

There are times when we seemed to be at the end of ourselves and it helps to have a quote to help us through. My favorites are from the bible such as: Psalm 139:5 “He

When Will It End?

Loretta Schoen 07th October 2022

Every feel like you are in a season of life that you really wish you could leave? Like you are in a blizzard that never seems to end. I have felt like that a few

The Generosity of Time

Loretta Schoen 30th September 2022

I grew up fast. No, I did not say I was fast – I said I grew up fast. There was a time; however, when I was about 16 that my mother worried that I

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