DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are both active duty military. We have been married for three years and have an 18-month-old daughter together. My husband is sweet, handsome and a great father. We got married very quickly, and I think that’s where our problems began. He isn’t good at communication or showing affection, which […]
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Scorpio: Don't get angry
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mike Fisher, 38; Mark Wahlberg, 47; Ron Livingston, 51; Jeff Garlin, 56. Happy Birthday: Pick up the pace and strive for perfection. Gather information and know what you are talking about before you present your plans. Your intelligence will be tested this year, making accuracy, innovation and the wherewithal to […]
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Difficult birth haunts mom
DEAR ABBY: Twelve years ago, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. It was a difficult pregnancy and delivery due to a medical condition my daughter was diagnosed with in the womb. The doctors let my husband and me know there could be problems during the delivery. We needed to make a decision. If […]
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Between Scylla and Charybdis
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am asking for a restatement/clarification of your position on flu shots for those who have had autoimmune disorders. I am a 69-year-old male who suffered an attack of Guillain-Barre syndrome in 1973. I have residual neurological and muscular damage, but otherwise I am in excellent health. I have declined the flu […]
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Red flag romance
DEAR ABBY: I have rekindled a romance from my youth. “Jerry” and I were engaged to be married 47 years ago, but I felt he was too worldly and fast for me, so I broke off the engagement. I later married and had a happy marriage for 36 years until my husband died. Jerry found […]
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High blood pressure emergency
DEAR DR. ROACH: At what point is high blood pressure a medical emergency (i.e., needs to be treated TODAY, or at least before, say, going out of the country next week)? I’ve never had an issue with high blood pressure — at a gynecology appointment last year it was fine, and at a general internist […]
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Libra: Make your own decisions
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Bar Refaeli, 33; Russell Brand, 43; Angelina Jolie, 43; Noah Wyle, 47. Happy Birthday: Take a step into the future and leave the past behind. It’s time to consider stepping up and delivering on the promises you made to yourself but never completed. Additional energy and enthusiasm coupled with intelligent […]
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Challenged teen girl yearns for a date
DEAR ABBY: My daughter is 17. When she was 1, she had leukemia. The treatments have left her with chronic pain as well as some disabilities that she deals with. She’s now a senior in high school, but looks like she’s 7 or 8. She yearns for what every teen girl wants — a boyfriend. […]
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Cancer: Innovative idea will spark your imagination
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rafael Nadal, 32; Anderson Cooper, 51; James Purefoy, 54; Deniece Williams, 68. Happy Birthday: You are ready to start moving forward in all aspects of life. Whether you decide to pick up new skills or courses that will enhance your qualifications or you decide to change your location to a […]
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Mood swings has woman worried
DEAR ABBY: I read your letters every chance I get. They remind me that I’m not the only one with problems, but sometimes I just feel so empty. I have random bouts where anything can send me into a crying jag and all I want to do is hide and go to sleep. I can […]