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I'm Worried About His Future Health's Impact on Our Lives May. 24, 2022
DR. WALLACE: A week ago, my boyfriend of two years proposed to me and made me his fiancee. I am over... Read More
Living in My Fantasy, Old and Sick and Full of Life Apr. 30, 2022
In one of my favorite fantasies, I'm old. I'm sitting at my kitchen table, wrapped in a well-loved ... Read More
Springtime Brings a Blooming Bouquet -- of Illness Mar. 26, 2022
After two long years of winter, it's finally starting to feel like spring. Because, at least in our ... Read More
In Sickness and in Health, but in 2021, Sickness Won Jan. 01, 2022
It was two years ago, nearly to the day, that our 5-year-old coined the term "butt puke" to describe... Read More
Our First Lockdown Experiment Failed. Let's Not Try a Second One Dec. 24, 2021
Shutting down businesses and schools felt to many people like a natural response to the COVID-19 pan... Read More
November 5, 2021 Nov. 05, 2021
Dear Annie: I am 22 years old and have lived with my 29-year-old boyfriend, "Joey," for three years.... Read More
May 22, 2021 May. 22, 2021
Dear Annie: I recently attended a large social event fundraiser with some close friends. We were sea... Read More
Pols Catch COVID, Placing Pandemic in Perspective Nov. 23, 2020
It wasn't so long ago that it was big news when prominent players in politics came down with a case ... Read More
A Different Love Language Apr. 24, 2020
Dear Annie: I am a widow. I have three adult children, two daughters and one son. I am fortunate tha... Read More
6 Top Tips for Sore Throats Mar. 24, 2020
Ever since my son Tyler was a baby, he's been prone to strep throat. Some kids are, it seems. His br... Read More
Sick of Talk of Being Sick Mar. 16, 2020
Dear Annie: We have a friend whose spouse has many medical concerns. They are serious and can be lif... Read More
Bacteria Bully Feb. 15, 2020
Dear Annie: When my brother-in-law is sick, he loves to cough: He says he wants to spread his germs ... Read More
5 Top Tips to Prevent and Ease Colds Feb. 04, 2020
Experts say that 80% of infectious diseases are spread through touch. Short of carrying a sign that ... Read More
Mom Never Believes I'm Sick Dec. 03, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I'm 16 and have a huge problem with my mother. We live alone. My mother has this hang-u... Read More
Pregnant Pause Nov. 13, 2019
The Centers for Disease Control reports that a large number of pregnant women are not getting two cr... Read More
Treating Fever Nov. 12, 2019
In adults and older children, fever can be a friend. When your child is sick, their body temperature... Read More
Food Habits Are Hard to Break Sep. 03, 2019
Dear Annie: My boyfriend, "Joseph," grew up in a lower-income household in what we would now call a ... Read More
Sick of Sick Days May. 28, 2019
Dear Annie: I am a waiter in a restaurant and enjoy my job. I am 34 years old and struggled to find ... 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
Deadline Week Mar. 02, 2019
Unpopular opinion: I loved exam weeks. There was something about those weeks of high stress, informa... Read More
