Dear Heloise: Something wonderful happened this past Thanksgiving. We picked up my great-grandmother from her nursing home and brought her home for the holiday. Afterward, we all gathered in the den to watch a movie, but Great-Grandma and I sat in the living room chatting. Finally, she said, ...
Today is Thursday, Dec. 26, the 361st day of 2024. There are five days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami with waves up to 100 feet (30 meters) high, killing an estimated 230,000 people. Also on ...
The cosmic match is between Mercury, the minister of communication, and Jupiter, the big daddy of luck. The contestants face off, Mercury in the Sagittarian part of the ring and Jupiter in social Gemini. The omen distills to this: When people don't say what they mean, it's usually not out of ...
Dear Annie: I have three children, a son and two daughters. I am a widow, and my family has always been close and caring. My son lives in the same city as I do. He's very caring and checks on me every day. My daughters live out of town, about two hours away. My oldest daughter and her ...
DEAR DR ROACH: I'm 60 years old now. I never had chicken pox as a child but was tested as an adult, and I do have the antibodies. I've been on a standard dose of acyclovir for 15 years after I had a severe neurological reaction to a potential but unconfirmed herpes simplex infection. My ...
Dear Heloise: I am an older person who recently received a couple of gift cards for Christmas, but I don't know what their amounts are. Please inform your readers to write the dollar amount on the cards with a marker. I now have to get a friend to go online and determine what the amount is so ...
