From Dr. Jill Ash: Christmas has always been my favorite time of the year. My earliest memories as a child are of Christmas. A family tradition dating back to my birth was to include ornaments on packages. Over the years I have received numerous ornaments from my grandparents, parents, sisters and friends. I carried on the tradition with my children and now my five grandchildren. As a result I have accumulated ALOT of ornaments! This is just one of my trees! My favorite ornaments include those handed down from my family, given by my family and ornaments made as a child, especially my pipe cleaner candy-cane made in Kindergarten. Other special mentions include ornaments embellished by my friend and patient Dr. Barb Schmidt Steinbrunn and those with special meaning associated with causes like Childhood Cancer and AIDS. This year my new ornament is the 2020 White House Christmas ornament in remembrance of JFK.