A Christmas Meditation for Dad
By Jenny Smith Over Thanksgiving, my 87-year-old father moved from assisted living into a hospice facility, where he died early December. 18 months prior, Dad had been diagnosed with Lymphoma, a type of blood cancer in which white blood cells that help protect the body from infection and disease behave abnormally. He also had Amyloidosis, a rare disease that occurs when a substance called amyloid (an abnormal protein) builds up in one’s organs. His doctor’s prognosis: One to

