DEAR ABBY: My mother has Alzheimer’s. She has been in a nursing home for 10 years. I feel sorry for her because she can’t verbalize that her teeth are killing her, but I can see the pain in her face and hear her grind her teeth. When I asked her if her teeth hurt, she […]
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Teenager in a hurry to grow up wonders about slowing down
DEAR ABBY: I’m a teenager and I want to grow up fast. My boyfriend, “Jared,” and I are very serious, and we want to have a baby. I know that sounds crazy, but we talk about it all the time and we’re ready for it. As much as I want all this, I’m afraid I […]
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Take a break from mother-in-law
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband a little over a year. He’s a wonderful man, but I feel he’s a little too attached to his mother. She lives about 20 minutes away, and he wants to go visit her almost every day. His mother is a very negative person. She isn’t mean […]
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Gemini: Focus on fitness, getting back into shape
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Colin Farrell, 39; Brooke Shields, 50; Tom Berenger, 66; Clint Eastwood, 85. Happy Birthday: Don’t let anyone limit what you can accomplish. Set your guidelines and stick to them until you reach your goals. It’s up to you to make things happen, so don’t wait around for someone to take […]
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Capricorn: Stick to what you know
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rory Bushfield, 32; Clint Bowyer, 36; Idina Menzel, 44; Wynonna Judd, 51. Happy Birthday: Do what you can to make a difference. Pay close attention to detail. Don’t let what others do go unnoticed. The interaction you have with the people you deal with daily will determine how well you […]
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Iron overload may appear later in life for women than for men
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 59-year-old Caucasian woman. My iron level was tested, at my request, during my recent annual physical. The results showed that both my iron and iron saturation were high. My physician ordered a ferritin level and a hereditary hemochromatosis DNA test. The ferritin came back normal, but the hereditary hemochromatosis DNA […]
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Politics served with profanity makes dinner hard to swallow
DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law and her live-in boyfriend, “Bud,” get together with us for dinner and outings. We enjoy each other’s company, but over the last couple of years he has been making disparaging remarks on the subject of politics. We do not belong to the same political party, and his remarks make our blood […]
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Taurus: Question motives behind an offer
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Melanie Brown, 40; Rupert Everett, 56; Annette Bening, 57; LaToya Jackson, 59. Happy Birthday: Don’t pretend. Believe in yourself and what you have to offer. You’ll do better than you anticipate if you stick to what you know and keep working hard. Be proud and move forward with confidence and […]
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Does mystery of CPK elevation need investigation?
DEAR DR. ROACH: Since 2013, my CPK has been elevated. It was 488 in September 2013, and I was told to stay on atorvastatin for high cholesterol. In December 2013, the CPK was 533, and I stopped the atorvastatin. I was retested six weeks later, and it went up to 562. In February 2014, it […]
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Mom seeks detour to safety around in-laws’ driving habits
DEAR ABBY: My in-laws are fabulous. They love me and think the world of our 2-year-old daughter, “Hayley.” They do anything to support us.Recently, they asked to take Hayley overnight and drive a number of places with her. My concern is the driving part. My father-in-law doesn’t believe in car seats.On a few occasions he […]