The Interpreted Rock

By Stephen C. Schultz My youngest daughter (11yrs old) suffers with a seizure disorder. After much testing, we still don’t have a definitive diagnosis. The neurologist says she may grow out of them as she moves through adolescence. But, she is getting close to adolescence now and there are still signs of the seizures, even with the medication. She obviously  doesn't  like having seizures and sometimes struggles with anxiety because of them. The seizures are unpredictable and don’t happen very often. As her father, it’s difficult for me to imagine what she must go through knowing that a seizure could happen at any time. Fortunately, there is the medication, but it  isn't  without some side effects. We have her involved in softball and volleyball. She took piano lessons and has now switched to guitar.   As parents, we expect her to do well in school and we do our best to live life as a family as if there is nothing wrong. However, as her parents, we are co...

By Stephen C. Schultz (Authors note: This is an experience I had in 1978. I wrote about the experience on an old type writer complete with white out on all of my spelling errors. My mother recently sent me the original. I have transcribed it below just how I had written it as a 15 yr old teen. I hope you enjoy "The Rescue".) The ice cold, crystal clear water gurgled sporadically as it poured over my feet. I stood directing the two-tone green river boat carefully into the current of the McKenzie River . I grabbed the bow of the boat as the current gracefully spun the boat sideways and caused it to bump the bank with a soft squeak.  Dad pulled the truck and trailer up the boat ramp and parked alongside the road. As I turned and gazed at the river, I noticed it was a crisp morning with a light fog rising about a foot off the water. It appeared as though we were actually amidst the clouds. The sun shone through the damp, mossy limbs of the scrub oak and Douglas...

By Stephen C. Schultz, BS, CAC Scott C. Schultz, J.D., MBA Jared C. Schultz, PhD Work. It is a part of life that has an immense impact on everyone. It plays a significant role in our identities, our happiness, and our feeling of being connected in our communities. In most cases, people tend to wander a bit through their teenage years, trying a variety of jobs, and refining their interests and vocational goals. We have found that for adolescents involved in therapy or receiving residential treatment, this “traditional” way of establishing what they want to do is disrupted. Often these teens, while bright and intelligent, find themselves becoming disenfranchised with school prior to their involvement in therapy. They lose sight of a college education and gravitate to thoughts and behaviors contrary to their family values. Sometimes there is a tendency to use substances, eating or lack thereof and sex to escape the emotional pain that soon follows. Parents intervene and ...