Tag Archive for "Perspective" - Surviving Medical Mayhem

Doctor to Doctor – Is it Possible?

Loretta Schoen 07th February 2025

As a medical secretary, it was important for me to be a good communicator. Whether it be the written or verbal; getting the right information across to doctors and patients was of vital importance. I

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

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

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

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

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

A Dog with a Bone

Loretta Schoen 18th November 2022

Some time ago I wrote about my C-Pap machine informing me “my motor had outlived its life expectancy”. I wasn’t sure if it was talking about me or the machine. To be fair it was

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