CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rico Rodriguez, 18; Zac Brown, 38; J.K. Rowling, 51; Wesley Snipes, 54. Happy Birthday: It’s time to get in to the game. That doesn’t mean you have to spend money or aim for the impossible — it just means you have to be a participant instead of a spectator. You […]
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Pisces: Make positive changes to your living quarters
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Hope Solo, 35; Hilary Swank, 42; Laurence Fishburne, 55; Arnold Schwarzenegger, 69. Happy Birthday: Play to win. You’ve got the pizzazz, confidence and the desire to go above and beyond what anyone challenges you with. Your ability to turn whatever you are faced with into something worthwhile and appealing to […]
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Woman who wants to be left alone keeps retirement a secret
DEAR ABBY: I recently retired, but I haven’t told anyone. I receive widow’s benefits, so I’m comfortable financially. I like my privacy, and I’m afraid things will change if I tell people about my retirement. My father is dying of cancer. My best friend says if I were her sister, she’d be mad at me. […]
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‘Hypoglycemic’ self-diagnosis tends to be inaccurate
DEAR DR. ROACH: Please explain the difference between hypoglycemia and diabetes. A few years ago, I had major surgery. After surgery, I felt lightheaded and weak; when I relayed this to a nurse, she came in with a large glass of orange juice, saying my sugar was down. I explained to the nurse that as […]
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Aquarius: Show off what you have to offer
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Munro Chambers, 26; Josh Radnor, 42; Wil Wheaton, 44; Martina McBride, 50. Happy Birthday: Taking on too much or trying to help too many people will cause you to fall short. You can do far more to benefit others by helping yourself first. Once you are in a position of […]
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Mom fights feelings of guilt over son being an only child
DEAR ABBY: I am the mother of a 13-year-old son, my only child. For the past 10 years I have been living with mounting guilt over the fact that he doesn’t have a sibling. It’s not because my husband and I haven’t tried, we have. But fertility issues took us down an empty road, and […]
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Aorta root rupture is aneurysm very close to heart
DEAR DR. ROACH: Two weeks ago, my sister-in-law, age 74 and in excellent health, collapsed and died suddenly and unexpectedly while working full time at a nearby university. The autopsy reports that she died from aorta root rupture. My brother and all of us need to more fully understand these words. What causes aorta root […]
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Capricorn: Get involved, be proactive
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lori Loughlin, 52; Sally Struthers, 69; Jim Davis, 71, Peter Cullen, 75. Happy Birthday: Look at the big picture. If you are too rigid, you will miss out on an opportunity. Redesign your plans to fit the current economic climate. You can find ways to make your money stretch and […]
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Sweet man sours marriage by calling his wife fat
DEAR ABBY: I am a large, overweight woman. I have been in the process of losing weight for more than five years. I got married three years ago to an amazing guy. He’s the sweetest man I have ever met. Something he said recently really bothers me. He said he thinks I’m fat. While I […]
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Long bike ride brings on painful cramps for this reader
DEAR DR. ROACH: For the past few months, I have been training for a 160-mile bike ride, scheduled for this July. After almost every long ride (longer than three hours) I suffer the most excruciatingly painful cramps in my vastus medialis quad muscle. I am a 59-year-old male, a life-long runner and have had quad, […]