A lesson from Mom: Don't be a 'good' patient - CNN.com My mother, Sheila Schwartz, is a firecracker. As a lawyer, social worker, wife, mother of four and grandmother of 11, she's always on the go -- working, caring, loving life. About 10 years ago, when my mother was around 60, something suddenly changed. Sh 10-03-2010 by Mediinguinnoid Tags from, patient