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All Things Medical

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Caryn

Years ago, my daughter, Corrie Petersen found herself in a decent job, but it was a dead-end job when it came to promotions and such. While she was already doing the job that would have been a promotion, they said … Continue reading →

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Corrie’s Time

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Caryn

My daughter, Corrie Petersen has spent the last year working in the career she was born to be in…nursing. Since 2005, when Corrie began helping with the caregiving of her grandparents, she knew that she was destined to go to nursing school. Continue reading →

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Locked-In Syndrome

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Caryn

Any illness that takes a life is a tragedy, but sometimes an illness doesn’t take the life, exactly, it just stops everything about that life…in its tracks. In January of 1988 at age 12, Martin Pistorius of South Africa came down with a strange illness. his illness was so unusual, Continue reading →

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The Wind Beneath Her Wings

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Caryn

For six years now, my son-in-law, Kevin Petersen, who is married to my daughter, Corrie Petersen, has been truly the wind beneath her wings. Corrie has been going to college to get her Batchelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN), and since the Guiness Book of World Records calls that the hardest degree to get Continue reading →

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If Their Families Hadn’t Moved

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Caryn

I often wonder, when thinking about couples and how they met, what might have happened if their families hadn’t moved to the state where they eventually met their spouse. Would they somehow have met in another way, like college, mutual acquaintances, or a random trip to the same city. Continue reading →

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A Wonderful Turnaround

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Caryn

My husband, Bob Schulenberg’s uncle, Butch Hein served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. In all the years I have known him, and like most other veterans, Butch never talked about his time during that war. Continue reading →

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He Loves His Bronco

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Caryn

My grandnephew, Easton Moore is very excited for his upcoming high school graduation. I think that whether a kid likes school or not, as they near the end of their public-school days, they are just ready to have it over with. Continue reading →

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Planning Ahead

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Caryn

My grand-niece, Raelynn Masterson, is growing up…right before our very eyes. Suddenly, Raelynn is 18 years old…an adult. Covid had an effect on Raelynn, like it did every student, except those who were exclusively online. Continue reading →

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What’s Best For Her

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Caryn

With school ending for her and high school graduation arriving, my grand-niece, Jala Satterwhite is looking to the future, and making plans for what she wants to do with her life. Jala is ready for a break from school, Continue reading →

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A Great Attitude

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Caryn

My nephew, Weston Moore decided last year, after his high school graduation, to take some time off before going to college. He wanted to work, save up some money, and buy a different car. He also planned to save up some money for when he goes back to school. Continue reading →

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