Dear Judy,
I am 34 and my fiance is 66. I know that’s a big age gap, but we are in love, this will be my first marriage (his 3rd), and we are planning a September wedding.
The problem is, family and friends. Maybe you’ve heard this before: They tell me my fiance could “die at any time” because [...]
Dear Judy,
My father is 86 and in failing health. He pops off incessantly to me about the past. Basically he just makes me feel like a failure.
There are three girls and one boy in our family. And all he talks about is my brother. After all — and this is true — my brother is [...]
Dear Judy,
My mother-in-law has Alzheimer’s, but it’s her husband we’re worried about. He is 97 with congestive heart failure, and he faints occasionally and has also fallen.
He can’t stand to show any weakness and gets extremely angry and insulted if you try to do anything to accommodate his disability. I’m afraid this is too much [...]
Dear Judy,
I am tired of being laughed at. My oncologist refused to even deal with this issue. I am 80 years old, and my health is deteriorating, but not my mind. My parrot, Lou, who’s been with me for 18 years and seems to be in very good health, will outlive me.
My husband died long [...]
Dear Judy,
I’m writing because my mother is driving me nuts (actually, I’m one of 3 sons, and she’s driving us all insane). She’s 78, in okay health considering, and a few of her friends are dying.
We — her sons — are all middle-aged and are not dying, except figuratively. Every day, our mother calls one [...]
Dear Judy,
My father, who is 81, has congestive heart failure and is quite weak. His doctors (there are three of them!) tell me he isn’t going to be with us long, and I am devastated. Even worse –most of his life he was an exceptionally healthy guy: smart, funny, energetic and very loving. We had [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009