This week Robyn sits down with the one and only Mama Schall to talk about what it was like raising a child with Perthes disease, keeping a marriage strong and why laughing through the worst moments kept their whole family afloat.
This episode includes
- Robyn’s Perthes story: the misdiagnoses, the house-call doctor, years of braces, surgeries, bone spurs, and learning to walk again
- The hospital days: turning the den into a mini hospital, a recliner tipping over, emergency surgeries, and gift-shop bribes
- How Mama Schall handled the day-to-day: therapy for the whole family, negotiating braces, advocating at school, and keeping everyone mentally OK
- Marriage talk: meeting Papa Schall at 16, the “magic lock” trick, and 52 years of laughter
- Parenting advice: teenage daughters, staying open when kids are struggling, dealing with anxiety, and why work ethic matters more than career choice
- What people don’t know about Robyn: the mushy center, the anxiety, and why rainy days still hurt
- Engagement secrets: how Mama Schall kept the proposal plan hidden for two months
- Grandpa Louie’s best sayings and Mama Schall’s final message: find joy, surround yourself with good people, and don’t sweat the small stuff
Links & ways to get involved
Follow Robyn on Instagram & TikTok: @robynschallcomic
Patreon (bonus videos and behind-the-scenes): https://www.patreon.com/schallwetalk
Tour tickets (D.C., Philly, Orlando, Key West, Atlanta): robynschall.com
Patreon Producers:
Victoria (last name TBD), Susan Santoro, Thomas Ives, and Dr. Piano Man.
Produced by Security
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