DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 74-year-old male who's in otherwise excellent health. However, I have severe arthritis in my knees to the point where it keeps me up at night. I keep reading about this treatment called GAE (genicular artery embolization), and since I only have about a good 10 years or so ...
Dear Heloise: Get a small plastic rinsing cup. Shake baking soda into it. Add a little shampoo on top. Mix with your finger, then wash your hair with this mixture. It'll strip out excess product. I've done this for many years. -- Joannie T., in Little Rock, Arkansas SEND A GREAT HINT ...
Dear Annie: I've never written an advice column before, but I honestly don't know where else to turn. My mother is elderly, physically frail and becoming increasingly confused. Earlier this year, she developed pneumonia and was so sick she could barely function. Her longtime boyfriend, who'd ...
Dear Heloise: I'd like to respond to Patty W. She wanted to lose weight for her son's wedding. I also wanted to lose weight for my son's wedding a few years ago. The best diet advice I received was free and easy; it was simply "more exercise, less eating" -- or MELE for short. It was easy for ...
Dear Annie: I've been married to a wonderful man for 30 years. His family has always made me feel like an outsider -- rude, dismissive, the works. Ten years ago, I finally stepped back from them. We reconnected briefly five years ago when his father passed, mostly with his mother, but this ...
Dear Heloise: My sweet little dog died two days ago, and I can't stop crying. I know that in time, I'll calm down, but I had him for 21 years. He was like a child to me. I found him at a shelter as a baby -- skinny, scared and abandoned. He needed me, and I needed him. Any hints on how to deal ...
