Wake-Up Call on Drinking in Dear Abby Column
A Dear Abby column shares a sobering liquor awareness quiz asking readers if they meet several alcohol related conditions. It advises seeking help via Alcoholics Anonymous or Women for Sobriety Inc and suggests medical referral if needed.
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Two Gifts From the Heart: Sisters Share One Kidney
Linda O Hara of Danville California lives with her sister Beverly Cass who donated a kidney in 1987 to save Linda. The transplant left both women healthier and active Linda heads Bay Area TRIO while Beverly’s donor story links to her grandson Mitchell now 11 with a repaired heart.
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Walnut Creek
Calif
Linda O'Hara
Kyle
Beverly
Heather
Linda
Beverly Cass
Yorba Linda
UC San Francisco
California
Danville
Bay Area Trio
Hong Kong
Mitchell
Lori
Oklahoma City
Kyle Schumaker
O'Hara
Divorced Widows Can Get Benefits at 60
A reader learns divorced widows may receive Social Security benefits at age 60 if other eligibility rules are met after a spouse’s death. The column also notes disability work rules, government pension offsets for spouses with non Social Security pensions, and SSI eligibility with contact numbers for an appointment.
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Social Security
California
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