Dear Judy,
I have a crazy sister. No, she doesn’t need a strait jacket, at least not yet. But she does very weird things: talks to herself (sometimes in public, at dinner parties). Gets a new religion about once a year. Invents lovers and dates and anniversaries. Tells almost anyone everything that’s on her mind. No [...]
Dear Judy,
I’m sorry to bring up this trivial problem. Your readers, from what I’ve read, have far worse and more terrible problems on their minds. But this one is haunting me, no pun intended.
I live in a medium-sized city, which I won’t name for reasons that will become obvious. My aunt, who died 2 months [...]
Dear Judy,
My girlfriend and I couldn’t believe your callous response to the person who wrote in complaining about all the “do-gooders,” as she called them, who were trying to help her mother with Alzheimer’s.
You know — or should know — how heartbreaking that illness is, how it takes over the life not only of the person [...]
Dear Judy,
A friend of mine lost her husband last year. She is 55, and she was devastated when he died (he had Alzheimer’s, early onset). When my friend speaks of her dead husband, she doesn’t really pretend he’s still alive. But at other times, she acts weird, and pretends she’s acting on his behalf.
For one thing, she does [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009