DEAR DR. ROACH: My 28-year-old son is in the hospital. He hasn’t been acting like himself for a few weeks (not sleeping nor eating well), and he suddenly had four seizures. The doctors are worried about a condition called autoimmune encephalitis. — J.M. ANSWER: Encephalitis means ...

Here is the solution. Win the spade lead with dummy’s king and play a diamond to your king. Then lead a low trump and finesse the eight. Ruff the six of diamonds with your queen and return a low heart to dummy’s ten. After ruffing the eight of diamonds with your king, cash the ace of ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’ve always been someone who struggles between my head and my heart. I see things that I want so badly and my heart aches for them, but I know better when those things don’t mesh well with my life. Like denying my favorite piece of chocolate cake because it’s bad for my ...

DEAR HELOISE: I cook for one and have a fridge with a smallish freezer. Here’s a few things I do: • A box of frozen fish filets for sandwiches was half-empty, so I wrapped each one in wax paper and put them in a zipclose freezer bag with the baking instructions, of course. • I ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: For years, my 80-year-old aunt has been suffering from profound reflux problems that result in vomiting. Her esophagus was surgically detached from her stomach for over a year. Now that it is reattached, she undergoes “stretching” of her esophagus to curb reflux and ...