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Why Nothing Beats a Birthday Thunderstorm Jun. 06, 2025
When I was first diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, my rheumatologist told me that without treatmen... Read More
Is It Too Early To Stop Being Late? Jan. 18, 2024
Sorry if I kept you waiting. I know how important it is to have a new "Work Daze" for you, right on... Read More
Social Security Rules: Same Ol', Same Ol' Nov. 29, 2023
Several times every week, someone makes a comment similar to this one that I found in my inbox today... Read More
The Unhoused Are Not Hopeless Oct. 25, 2023
When considering the homeless, include Halle Berry, Jim Carrey, multibillionaire coffee magnate Fran... Read More
Rumor Mill Misleads Vets and Prisoners Oct. 11, 2023
There are so gosh darn many myths and rumors circulating out there (mostly online) about Social Secu... Read More
Don't Know Much About Medicare Oct. 04, 2023
I just got my annual Medicare guidebook called "Medicare and You 2024" in the mail. I'm assuming thi... Read More
What to Do When Someone Dies Sep. 13, 2023
Q: I know you've written columns about how to handle Social Security affairs after someone dies. In ... Read More
Disability Myths Aug. 30, 2023
There are so many misconceptions about the Social Security disability program. I've written a book c... Read More
Psoriasis and Your Diet Jun. 30, 2023
Can what you eat help calm psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the skin? It's ide... Read More
The Problem With Pain Jun. 02, 2023
To feel pain is a basic human experience that we all share. But for a clinical explanation of what p... Read More
Is the Problem Physical or Mental? Oct. 13, 2021
Dear Annie: I'm struggling with a situation I can no longer handle. My husband has a long history of... Read More
The Links Among Parents, Kids and Runaway Stress Apr. 26, 2019
We live in a sometimes-crazy world that moves at lightning speed. We all know what stress feels like... Read More
Being a Great Caregiver Apr. 17, 2019
Caring for a spouse with a serious chronic illness often places incredible strain upon a relationshi... Read More
Where Is the Plan to Ease the Pain? Nov. 09, 2018
Pain can take many forms. There is throbbing pain, stabbing pain, phantom pain, acute pain and chron... Read More
Measuring Life By the Spoonful Jun. 08, 2016
"How is your daughter doing?" is one of the most complicated questions I've had to answer. As Veroni... Read More
America's Other Epidemic: Chronic Untreated Pain May. 15, 2016
The death of Prince, who apparently had a Percocet problem, and a 2016 presidential primary peppered... Read More
