DEAR ABBY: I am a male scientist at a large university. Four years ago, I was surprised to receive an email from someone with whom I’d been friends many years ago, when he was a postdoctoral fellow in our department. We were good friends back then, but we lost contact when he moved east and […]
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Senior boyfriend kept kids ages under wraps
DEAR ABBY: I have been dating my man for seven years. When we got serious, he told me he had kids. Because we are seniors, I assumed his kids were adults. I recently found out that the kids are teenagers! He is very involved in their lives. The problem is, their mother calls him constantly […]
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Leo: Call in favors and stick to basics to avoid unnecessary costs.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Colin Farrell, 48; Brooke Shields, 59; Tom Berenger, 75; Clint Eastwood, 94. Happy Birthday: Consider everything before making a move. Invest time and effort into research, and develop a thorough plan that ensures success. Knowledge is a powerful tool when dealing with bureaucratic, medical or financial matters. Personal gain is […]
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Woman feels intense side effects with anti-seizure medications
DEAR DR. ROACH: My 22-year-old granddaughter had her first seizure less than a year ago. She had a few tests done, which showed that everything looked normal. She did an MRI, a CT scan and two electroencephalograms (EEGs). She was told that the seizures she had are non-epileptic ones and are much safer than epileptic […]
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Cancer: The people you meet and the conversations you have will set you free and encourage you to express yourself more and interact with people who make you feel alive.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jennifer Winget, 39; Rory Bushfield, 41; Idina Menzel, 53; Wynonna Judd, 60. Happy Birthday: Preparation will be your saving grace. Research, test your ideas thoroughly and proceed when you are satisfied that you can follow through with your plans. Refuse to let the little things get to you or someone […]
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Siblings fail to support one of their own after loss
DEAR ABBY: My husband passed away from COVID in 2021. A year later, after it was safe to socialize, I had a memorial dinner to commemorate him. Not one of my seven local siblings attended. They said, “That was for HIS family.” I didn’t argue or try to convince them that I needed them. It […]
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Should a fever be treated or allowed to run its course?
DEAR DR. ROACH: Does taking a medicine to reduce fever hurt? I read that fever is useful for the body to fight off infections. — J.S. ANSWER: There is some experimental evidence that higher temperatures help the body kill bacteria and control virus infections, but the magnitude of the benefit is probably small. Fever is […]
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Gemini: Use your power of persuasion and physical skills to get things done on time and within budget.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Riley Keough, 35; Melanie Brown, 49; Rupert Everett, 65; Annette Bening, 66. Happy Birthday: Think things through before making a move. Channel your emotions and energy into self-improvements and gains that benefit you instead of drama and emotional disputes that put you in a no-win situation. Do your own thing, […]
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Doctors differ on dietary advice in regard to Lynch syndrome
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a healthy 55-year-old woman who eats well and exercises (with both weights and cardio) six to seven times per week. Four years ago, I was diagnosed with Lynch syndrome. (I have the “MLH1” genotype.) My primary care physician suggested testing after my sister died of cancer at the age of […]
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Mother doesn’t want girlfriend at every event
DEAR ABBY: My son is a sophomore in college. He has been dating a girl he met at school for almost a year. Her family no longer speaks to her for reasons I don’t know. I have included her in our family holidays, but she later tells my son that she thinks I don’t like […]