Dear Annie Letters on Family Strain and Breastfeeding
A reader asks how to coax a reluctant daughter to visit a terminally ill mother and allow grandsons to see her. Advice suggests nonjudgmental updates, possible estrangement, and consideration of Delia’s feelings while emphasizing sincerity and patience. A second letter protests labeling nursing mothers as militant, and Annie clarifies terms and endorses modest public breastfeeding with dignity.
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Special arthritis hits young men ankylo spondylitis explained
A 36 year old man asks if a "special kind" of arthritis can affect him. Donohue explains ankylosing spondylitis typically begins in 30s or 40s, more common in men, with buttock pain and morning stiffness, spreading from sacroiliac joints to the spine, and may involve hips shoulders knees heart valves and eyes. He notes genetic links like HLA B27 and emphasizes exercise and therapy. Also covers Marfan syndrome inheritance, tall habit, long limbs, chest deformity, eye and heart risks, especially aorta vulnerability, and the importance of medical screening and possible treatments.
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