DEAR ABBY: I’m a 21-year-old college student. Recently, my cousin (also 21) moved in with my parents and me because her mom is verbally and mentally abusive. Lately, I’m having issues with her being here. She constantly barges into my room, leaving me no time for myself. Most days she ends up napping in my […]
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Extensive pain likely due to nerve damage, but not shingles
DEAR DR. ROACH: In April 2014 I had an outbreak of shingles — right hip, leg and foot. I got the shingles vaccine in 2010, but apparently it did not work. My doctor prescribed Neurontin. The following month, I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, and for the next year, I received six rounds of chemotherapy […]
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Gemini: Temptation will be hard to resist
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Dustin Pedroia, 33; Donnie Wahlberg, 47; Sean Penn, 56; Robert De Niro, 73. Happy Birthday: Move forward regardless of what everyone around you is doing. Express how you feel and what you want to see happen. Stay informed and don’t deviate from your plans. Happiness will result from doing the […]
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Man in relationship wants more than sleeping on floor
DEAR ABBY: I am a 40-year-old man, divorced with teenage children, and have been exclusively dating a woman who has a 4-year-old daughter. There have been no clashes between our children. We have yet to have sex. When I’m over at her place, I sleep on the living room floor either on an inflatable air […]
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Pool chemicals do not cause cancer
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was warned not to use the water agitators in the spa at the municipal facility where I live, because inhaling the chemicals can cause cancer. I inquired at the facility, and was told that they use calcium hypochlorite and test the pool three to four times daily. Should I be worried […]
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Taurus: Nothing to lose, everything to gain
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Cam Gigandet, 34; Steve Carell, 54; Angela Bassett, 58; Madonna, 58. Happy Birthday: Look for a more direct route to your destination. Unnecessary detours could be costly. Accept the inevitable and move forward to the beat of your own drummer. Don’t fold under pressure or give in to bullies. Put […]
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Daughter turned against mom must be set straight
DEAR ABBY: I have a problem with my two younger sisters. Neither one can have children. I have three. Recently, one of my sisters turned my sweetest daughter against me by telling her I had ”abandoned her” when I moved to Ohio with my oldest son and divorced their father. Not true! I left my […]
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Leaflike tumor in breast is rare occurrence
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with having a borderline phyllodes tumor in my right breast. The general surgeon also referred to this type of tumor as a ”cystosarcoma.” My understanding is that this type of tumor occurs in only 1 percent of all breast tumors. The tumor was removed (it was 6.9 cm), and […]
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Aries: Finish what you start
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jennifer Lawrence, 26; Joe Jonas, 27; Ben Affleck, 44; Anthony Anderson, 46. Happy Birthday: Rejuvenate, rebuild and recycle. This is a time of growth, endurance and making things happen instead of just thinking about it. Do what feels right and satisfies your needs. Changes at home will help you get […]
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Needy wife can’t let her husband out of her sight
DEAR ABBY: This is my second marriage. My first husband died when our daughter was 5 months old. I met my current husband, ”Robert,” when she was 6. We have a wonderful relationship as a couple and as a family. He’s an amazing husband and father. We now have another child who is 7 months […]