CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Vera Farmiga, 49; Geri Halliwell, 50; M. Night Shyamalan, 52; Michelle Yeoh, 60. Happy Birthday: Engage in ideas and plans that add to your comfort and encourage unique relationships with those you love. Don’t overload your plate or take on responsibilities that don’t belong to you. Free up time to […]
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Family’s dismissal of cancer no longer a joke
DEAR ABBY: I graduated from college with a degree in a niche field. In my graduating class of nearly 7,000, there were only four of us with this specific degree. I now have a career in the field I majored in. I love what I do and take pride in it. The problem is my […]
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Pisces: your future and the lifestyle you want to live. A difference in how you look will attract attention and lead to compliments.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lolo Jones, 40; Jesse Williams, 41; Jonathan Silverman, 56; Maureen McCormick, 66. Happy Birthday: Being informed will help you get your way. Protect your position, reputation and status by welcoming what others think. The knowledge you gain will help you appease anyone who opposes your plans. Don’t limit what you […]
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Doctor drug tests patient who takes meds only as needed
DEAR DR. ROACH: For sleep, my boyfriend (78) takes Ambien when he needs it, a few times each week. The instructions on the bottle says “take as needed.” To me, that means if he doesn’t need it, he doesn’t take it. That’s simple logic. His doctor occasionally will order a urine drug screen looking for […]
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Employee wants to turn the page on mandatory book club
DEAR ABBY: I have worked for the same company for 20 years. For the last eight years, I was part of an office book club, mostly because I was pressured regularly by the boss to participate. The members were mostly a clique of “mean girls.” I never felt a part of it or comfortable, but […]
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Long-term use of cortisone increases risk of bone fractures
DEAR DR. ROACH: Is it true that a person over 55 years of age can have bone density problems? Does drinking milk and taking calcium with vitamin D help with this condition? Also, some people take oral cortisone for arthritis. Doesn’t this make the bones more susceptible to bone breakage? Some doctors don’t feel men […]
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Elderly mom struggles to adjust to senior living
DEAR ABBY: My elderly mother spent her entire adult life spending her men’s money, and now she has morphed into an entitled, self-absorbed and vapid woman. She blew through her inheritance years ago with no regard for future needs. I have now moved her into senior housing near me. She wants to make friends, but […]
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Aquarius: Share only what’s necessary. A novel approach to work will separate you from the competition.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Cole Sprouse, 30; Dylan Sprouse, 30; Meghan Markle, 41; Barack Obama, 61. Happy Birthday: Take on more. Be diverse and receptive to new concepts and ideas. Learn all you can to help bring about positive change. Consider what makes you happy and incorporate what you discover into your everyday routine. […]
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Mom’s lack of inhibition troubles son’s girlfriend
DEAR ABBY: I have been with my 45-year-old boyfriend, “Doug,” for six years. His mother, who was widowed five years ago, has moved here to Florida from New Jersey. Doug is very protective of her, which I kind of understand because she’s 63. The kicker is, she has started flashing her breasts at us. I’m […]
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Pros of adding medication outweigh small risk of bleeding
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 79 years old and have coronary artery disease. In 2006, I had a heart attack, followed by an angioplasty and a drug-eluting stent in my left anterior descending artery. I had that done again in the same artery in May 2021. I get an irregular heartbeat, and after I wore a […]