When Skubala Happens!

You've heard all the cliches. "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." "Turn that frown upside-down." And my personal favorite, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Well, I'm not going to open a lemonade stand any time soon. Sometimes when I turn my frown upside-down it looks fake. And that last one would help if I were a tree. But let's go on.

These are all things people say in times when life takes a detour off easy street. They mean well, but when you are faced with the trial of your life, a little lemonade and a smile just won't do the job. When there's more against you than you can handle, there is one saying that is much more than a cliche: "Attitude is everything."

I was given the perfect opportunity to have a horrible attitude on Jan 26, 2006. That was the day I woke up from what I thought was a simple operative procedure only to see my husband Craig at the foot of my gurney in tears. "