Dear Annie: My mom and I have always had a weird relationship. Throughout my childhood, I always considered us close, even when she moved hours away to the other side of the state when I was in middle school. We would talk regularly, and I would go see her for summer and winter breaks. When I ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'll be 70 in August, and in 2012, I had prostate cancer. My prostate was removed. My PSA level was low but rose fast, so I guess it was an aggressive form of cancer. After the removal, they still found evidence of cancer, and I underwent 35 radiation treatments that were also ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I know this maybe an ignorant question, but what exactly constitutes protein? I know that it naturally comes from livestock and their byproducts. But one can find diverse categories such as cereals, pasta, sweet/salty snacks, and even soda pop — with "protein" displayed on ...
Dear Annie: Recently, I had a major social misstep that has essentially pushed one of my best friends out of my life. During the week of my birthday, I had a mid-30s crisis; a string of bad memories from dating and bad luck with women hit me and put me in a very emotionally weakened state of ...
FROM NORTH AMERICA SYNDICATE, 300 W 57th STREET, 15th FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10019 CUSTOMER SERVICE: (800) 708-7311 EXT. 236 DEAR DR. ROACH: I got vertigo for the first time; not knowing what was happening, I went to the hospital fearing that it could be an aneurysm or a stroke. The hospital ...
Dear Annie: My husband and I have a 34-year-old daughter who has lived with us all her life (except for maybe a year). She brought her freeloading boyfriend in. I had cancer at the time and they didn't even bother to do anything, so she ended up pregnant. I kicked her boyfriend out of the house after finding out he couldn't even take her to the hospital to have his baby. The baby brought such joy to our lives, but she works at a very part-time job, doesn't help around the house and stays in her room while we watch the boy. She wanted to get him a dog, so we helped her. If we were to ...
