Smithfield rallies behind local family after son's Christmas letter
12/22/2020 Smithfield rallies behind local family after son’s Christmas letter The Smithfield community rallied behind the Brady family after learning of son Lucas’ letter to Santa asking for his mother to get better from a cancer diagnosis for Christmas. From left: Marlena, Lucas, Patrick and Alanna. (Breeze photos by Jacquelyn Moorehead) SMITHFIELD – After learning of his mother’s illness, 9-year-old Lucas Brady of Esmond took back his first letter to Santa Claus. Instead of a wish list, the second letter to Santa asked only that he help his mother, Marlena Brady, who has stage four...