Dear Abby Advice on Ending a Long Affair
A reader urges a Texas based woman in a seven year secret affair to end it and avoid marriage to a married man. Several letters echo the message that the relationship is fantasy, harmful, and should be dropped for the sake of herself and children.
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Abby
Texas
Indiana
Mom
Dad
Lover Bay
Daphne
Dayton
Seniors keep active through personal trainers in Pittsburgh area
Ninety one year old Goldie Rieger walks half a mile to a gym and back then works with her trainer Ryan Barr at the Jewish Community Center. Seniors make up a large portion of memberships at local centers and many hire trainers to stay fit, recover from heart events, or manage conditions like high blood pressure and osteoporosis. Trainers note slower pace, lighter weights, more stretching, and fun as key to success amid varied health issues.
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Goldie Rieger
Pittsburgh
Ryan Barr
Rieger
Squirrel Hill
Laurie Wood
Sunshine Personal Fitness Training
Green Tree
Pittsburgh Area
Stasi
Longo
Barr
JCC
John Dionese
Forma Personal Fitness Training
Sewickley
Dionese
Benefits of Exercise for Older Adults
The article outlines why exercise matters for seniors. It covers bone density to prevent osteoporosis, independence, metabolism, balance to reduce falls, community ties, lung function, mood, diabetes prevention, and flexibility through full range of motion.
Quarters and S.S. benefits explained in Q&A format
A reader asks about quarters and Social Security retirement benefits. The answer: 40 credits and roughly 10 years of work equal the eligibility threshold, with credits earned in 2003 at $890 per credit and a maximum of four per year. Benefits depend on earnings over about 35 years and age, so outcomes vary between individuals. The column notes the SSA prepared guidance and provides the toll free number for questions.
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Bill Gates
Social Security Administration
Jackson Clyde and Harriett Jackson celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
Jackson Clyde and Harriett Jackson of Avon marked their 50th anniversary after marrying January 1 1953 at Avon Methodist Church with Rev. Ernest Knautz officiating. He retired after 44 years with Emerson Electric and Ridge Tool. she is a retired registered nurse who worked for Dr. Ben Myers General Motors Ridge Tool and as a private duty nurse. The couple hosted a dinner reception at Tom's Country Place in Avon.
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Clyde
Harriett
Nee Allen) Jackson
Avon
Avon Methodist Church
Ernest Knautz
Jackson
Emerson Electric Co
Ridge Tool Co
Ben Myers
General Motors
Ridge Tool
Elyria Memorial Hospital
C.e.5s
Queen City Chapter
M.B. Johnson School of Nursing
Rate control favored in atrial fibrillation treatment shift
A large NEJM study of 4060 patients shows rate-control drugs outperform rhythm-correcting therapies and cardioversion, with fewer hospitalizations and side effects. The finding underscores continued need for anticoagulation, as strokes often occur when warfarin is stopped or underdosed.
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U.S
New England Journal of Medicine
Wyse
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
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