My mother passed away last week after a short but valiant battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Here are my remarks from the funeral:
When my father passed away three years ago, I spoke about what I had learned about life from his words and example. Today I would like to do the same for my mother. As you have heard from my wife, Zina, Mom was a capable and creative woman. She was not, however, a woman of science. Some of the things I learned from her just do not stand up under scientific scrutiny, but I find myself passing on the same wisdom to my own children. Continue reading »