Grandmother Keeps Open Adoption Ties Despite Family Doubts
Reader in Texas asks if maintaining contact with an adopted grandson via open adoption is appropriate. Ann Landers advises continuing the warm relationship. support from other relatives varies and the grandmother should prioritize loving consistency over busyness. The column also covers a Southern California caller distressed by grandmotherly favoritism and a Medicare billing quip about a 93-year-old father in a nursing home.
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Holiday countdown for organized Thanksgiving dinner
A home guide by Heloise outlines a ten day plan to manage holiday dinner at home. It covers guest lists, menu planning, shopping lists, scheduling, seating, centerpiece planning, thawing the turkey, and a final clean up and cook phase. It also includes a reader note about wallpaper swatches as bookmark ideas.
Dear Dr Donohue on agoraphobia and treatment
Dr Donohue explains agoraphobia as an irrational fear of leaving home, often triggered by panic attacks. Short term use of anxiety drugs may help, but recovery relies on exposure, reality checking, and professional guidance with family doctor referral and support groups.
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