Dear Heloise: I read a letter about keeping track of elderly people who live alone and their pets. A friend of my mother's was left three days after having a stroke before someone found her. After this, I began calling my mother daily at 8 a.m. She'd answer and say, "I don't know anything," ...
Dear Annie: My 15-year-old daughter was given a piece of sentimental jewelry on the day of her grandmother’s funeral. It had belonged to her grandmother, and the gesture was meant to be a beautiful way for my daughter to carry a piece of her with her. At the time, my daughter seemed ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I read your recent column on prostate biopsies. I’m no doctor, but I’d advise against them. My boyfriend got a biopsy in 2012, which I believe caused his cancer to spread beyond his prostate into his bones. He died three years later in 2015. Think about this: A needle ...
Dear Heloise: Renee recently commented about trying to read impossibly small print against similar colored backgrounds. This has been a thorn in my side for years! Additionally, the location, color and font size of a product’s expiration date is a problem. Expiration dates should be clearly stamped in contrasting ink on the top of the product, whether it’s a jar lid or a box top. I don’t know about anyone else, but I select products by looking at the front of the label because this is what’s visible on the shelf. The presentation of the top of the package doesn’t matter. I ...
Dear Annie: I have been with "Garrett" for over four years now. I have a son who is 9, and we share a daughter, 3. I was a single mom for four years before I met Garrett, so I did everything on my own. Garrett is always willing to make my lunch for work, clean after I get home from work, do ...
Dear Car Talk: I have an obsession with the number of cars going down the road at night with no headlights on. Whether it be nighttime, dusk, dawn, or rain, it is amazing to me to see so many cars with their lights dark. In many cases, I am sure the driver is not aware that his lights are ...
