DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 35 years. Our sex life was never very active, but we have been each other’s soul mates and best friends. We had a rough few years early on, but managed to come back together, and our relationship is great. Recently, while I was setting up new […]
Advice
Taurus: Think for yourself and you will find workable solutions
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mario Williams, 32; Justin Timberlake, 36; Kerry Washington, 40; Portia de Rossi, 44. Happy Birthday: Take better care of your money, your health and your relationships with others. It’s important to look at every situation you face with openness and the ability to see your own faults as well as […]
Deserted sister doubly angry after brother abandons wife
DEAR ABBY: When my children were small, my husband left me. He married the other woman the day after our divorce was final. It was the worst thing that has ever happened to me, and I suffered greatly in the years that followed. Recently my brother did the same thing to his wife of many […]
Gleason score is a measure of cancer cells’ aggressiveness
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband has stage 4 prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 9. He has metastatic disease to multiple sites in his spine, pelvis and shoulder. He was diagnosed January 2015. His PSA was 85.3. He is receiving the standard care with androgen deprivation therapy (Lupron, Zytiga and infusions of taxotere). His […]
Aries: Make a calculated move instead of acting on impulse
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Wilmer Valderrama, 37; Christian Bale, 43; Phil Collins, 66; Charles S. Dutton, 66. Happy Birthday: Step outside your comfort zone and take on new challenges. Don’t settle for accepting something that doesn’t stimulate you mentally, emotionally and physically. Take a look back at the way your life has unfolded and […]
Wife can’t muster sympathy when husband gets a cold
DEAR ABBY: I feel like a terrible wife when my husband gets sick — not majorly sick, but with a run-of-the-mill cold. Men can be terrible babies when they are sick. It is a COLD! He’s not dying. I happen to have a cold right now, and I am functioning just fine and not moaning […]
Benefits and side effects of your medicines are best enumerated by your doctor and pharmacist
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 86-year-old white male. I am currently taking tamsulosin 0.4 mg and finasteride 5 mg. What benefits do these bring to me, and what are their side effects? — B.B. ANSWER: These medicines almost always are prescribed to treat an enlarged prostate. Tamsulosin (Flomax) is what is called an alpha […]
Help parents create a thorough budget
DEAR ABBY: I love my parents and would do anything for them. They have never been good about managing money. They are both retired now and on a fixed income, and they have been asking me or one of my four adult siblings for money to help with their bills each month. I don’t mind […]
Virgo: Listen to suggestions from people you trust
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Sara Gilbert, 42; Heather Graham, 47; Oprah Winfrey, 63; Tom Selleck, 72. Happy Birthday: Shoot for the stars. You’ll have greater energy to put your plans into motion this year. Opportunity is within your reach, and the chance to engage in something you’ve always wanted to do must not be […]
Pisces: Keep a watchful eye on what others are up to
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ariel Winter, 19; Elijah Wood, 36; Sarah McLachlan, 49; Frank Darabont, 58. Happy Birthday: A serious attempt to improve your environment and interactions with others will result in greater opportunities and options than you had considered in the past. Your ability to mix and match experiences with ideas and dreams […]