Progressive hereditary oligopontocerebellar atrophy discussed
Reader questions about a 50 year old with headaches back pain and night seizures. Article outlines oligopontocerebellar atrophies as rare inherited diseases with ataxia spasticity optic atrophy autonomic dysfunction and dementia. Emphasizes incurability and need for neurologist care and supportive treatment. Also explains cytomegalovirus CMV as a common, often dormant virus related to herpes causing flu like symptoms, fatigue and sometimes hepatitis like illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Gott
School shopping guide for disciplined family wardrobe planning
The piece offers practical tips for a family shopping for school clothes. It covers creating a budget, using last year’s clothes for fit checks, teaching children about fabric, involving kids in laundry and care, and prioritizing durable items early. It advises choosing items with style and fit, negotiating prices, and making shopping a positive experience.
Abby’s Dear Abby letters on relationships and aging
Excerpts from Abby notes discuss infidelity motives, marriage dynamics, and aging with blunt advice. A secretary’s insight and reader queries illustrate how insecurity prompts a man to degrade a wife while seeking companionship and how aging is framed as sagging sight and memory, with practical guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Allentown
Same
Taan
Minnie
Final matters to tell adult children and avoid family strife
A reader shares how discussing death and burial plans with his two daughters, including a Virginia declaration of wishes and a will, eased end of life decisions. He warns another family’s neglect led to posthumous disputes after the mother’s death. Also reports a bridge results table and an upcoming Legion game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Massachusetts
Fve
W.P. Dem
W.P
Mom
Boul Couor
ADL Sd
Good study habits for better concentration tips
Dr Wallace offers practical steps for Bruce to boost school performance. Create the right study mood with soft music and proper lighting, then schedule consistent study times. Use 30 minute blocks with short breaks, stay physically fit, get sleep and exercise, and eat complex carbohydrates while avoiding sugars for sustained energy.
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DR. Wallace
Bruce
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Winnie Palmer
Bob Robey
Charles Price
Michael Meyers
Jim Ladd
Jim Eaton
Alex DeArmon
Nick Tringali
Don Cresia
Lynn Boardman
Lydia Falconer
Betty Snyder
Frederick American Legion
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Mastercard
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