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Lift chair enables reader to bathe

Dear Heloise: I read the letter about the reader in The Villages, Florida, who can no longer take baths. I have been in a wheelchair for 25 years and have a solution for her. She can buy a bathtub lift chair online. This powered chair lowers you gently down into the water and brings you up ...

Stop putting life on hold

Dear Annie: I have been married for 45 years to a man who has never wanted much adventure in his life. His idea of a big night out is taking a short drive, finding a supper club, eating dinner and coming straight home so he can settle into his recliner. For years, I begged him to travel with ...

Woman weighs peritoneal dialysis against hemodialysis

DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter, age 44, has had chronic kidney disease since she was 10 years old. She had a renal transplant at 23, then another at 32. The second graft started gradually failing a year back. In January, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. This past month, she had a total ...

Hotels need wood flooring options

Dear Heloise: Pets in hotel rooms are such a problem. I had to give up staying in hotels due to this reason. Not everyone can use medication to overcome this. Hotels, please create rooms without carpets! A famous hotel brand claimed to have the flooring technology to make solid flooring work ...

Time to check out of this friendship?

Dear Annie: Seven years ago, I retired and moved to a different state. A friend of mine who lives in my old town has continuously used my new house like her personal hotel. She has family and friends in my area and will text, "Are you open to company?" when she wants to come visit. When she ...

Reusing empty toilet paper rolls

Dear Heloise: Empty toilet paper rolls can be reused for cord organization, seed-starting pots, and pet enrichment toys. These cardboard tubes also work great for kids' art stamps, DIY home decor, and simple gift packaging. -- Donald S., in Bellevue, Nebraska Donald, it's always nice to get ...