Terminal illness and patient autonomy in medical care
A doctor explains that terminally ill patients should be treated with comfort care and empathy, not aggressive high tech treatments or physician-assisted death. He warns against publicizing assistance in suicide and urges advance directives and open physician discussions. A reader describes a ear and vision issue suggesting possible tumor or arterial blockage and recommends ENT evaluation with CT or MRI.
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DR. Gott
Nursing homes and budgets shape elder care debate
A Health Care Association report outlines 1.5 million residents in 16 600 facilities, 90 percent age 65 plus, with 63 percent disoriented. Medicaid funds most residents, while 25 percent rely on private pay or insurance. AHCA warns budget cuts and Medicaid block grants would burden elderly patients.
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American Health Care Association
America
Congress
AHCA
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Times Mirror Square
Los Angeles
Calif
Parental Guidance Premieres Aug. 5 on Cable 10
Cable 10 Frederick Cablevision will debut Parental Guidance on Monday August 5 at 830 PM hosted by Mary McCarthy with Dr David Bromberg as co host. The program targets Frederick County parents offering topics on newborn care child development abuse prevention and family activities plus resource referrals and community information.
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Cable 10
Frederick Cablevision
Frederick County
Mary McCarthy
Philadelphia
Ms. McCarthy
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Frederick
Tourism Council
Sara Grace
McCarthy
David Bromberg
Bromberg
Frederick's Child Magazine
Kidprint program offered at Blockbuster stores nationwide
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children with Blockbuster Video and Marvel X Men promotes Kidprint as a free August service in 3 400 stores. Parents bring children for a videotaped interview and safety activity book. Over 1 million children have been kidprinted to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
NCMEC
Blockbuster Video
Marvel Comics X-Men
Lessons from a missed photo and a decorated basket
In Dear Abby style letters, readers share regrets over not photographing a beloved mother and a cottage basket dispute. The pages recount two scenarios where photos or gifts caused friction, urging kindness, clear boundaries, and practical copycat decorating without entitlement.
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Abby
Mama
Rockwell
N.C
Bonnie
Cleaning Tips for Jewelry Care and Maintenance
Cleaning guidance covers amber diamonds gold and nonplastic metal costume jewelry opals and pearls. It advises specific solutions and tools, warns about fragility, storage, and methods to prevent tarnish, including chalk for metal costume pieces and oil for real pearls.
Summer wardrobe notes from Hamptons fashion piece
The article extols chic summer styling with sleeveless dresses and cardigans in cashmere. It advises sherbet colors, white shoes, and practical midi shoulder bags, plus a colorful scarf as a single standout accessory for the season.
Cruising with Friends and College Cafeteria Dilemmas
Don asks if friends should share gas costs on nightly cruises. Dr Wallace suggests demanding $3 per person each trip or drop uncooperative riders. George explains the scale of a trillion, counting without sleep would take 31 688 years. Penny advises dining in the campus cafeteria to socialize and ease campus life.
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DR. Wallace
Jtm
Uys
Santa Barbara
Calif
Wallace
George
Seattle
Penny
Bloomington
Ind
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Peter Gott
Jack Kevorkian
the Senior Forum
Kent S. Collins
Kidprint
Reg Ead
the Frederick News
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Jersey
Hamptons
Ray Rogers
Peace and Plenty
Robert Wallace, Ed
FMH
Sam’s Club
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Maryland
Jcpenney Styling Salon
Lesley
Savannah
Franklin
Erin
Frederick Towne Mall
Mizani
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