DEAR ANNIE: I am an 85-year-old widow living alone. I have three children, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In years past, when I was still driving, I would visit regularly and made it a point to stay involved. I helped pay for camps, lessons, pageants, tutors and even household ...

DEAR HELOISE: I’m a retired senior citizen who became a widower about five years ago. It didn’t take me long to realize that I was a complete novice around the house, especially in the kitchen. Then I recalled that my wife often mentioned hints from your column, and this led to my becoming ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a generally healthy 73-year-old man. I recently had blood work done and was incidentally noted to have high liver tests (ALT and AST). My doctor ordered a sonogram, which said that my liver was “diffusely echogenic, consistent with fatty infiltration.” I used to have ...

This hand was reported by Dr. James Parrack in the British Bridge Magazine many years ago. As usual, the doctor casts his favorite character, Ffred, in the role of hero. Ffred was the dealer and opened one spade. It is true that most players would have opened with a stronger bid, but Ffred ...

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Meet Amanda Vranish: full-time pediatric nurse, part-time hair consultant and makeover artist, at WVU Medicine Children’s. “Yeah, I didn’t know it was gonna take off like that,” she said. “The kids love it.” Vranish administers care to a full range of young patients at the ...