Show Page 14 -- The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday September 24 1993 ijj U f ¥ ? MAM vsiWSfeMvv DEAR ANN LANDERS: I help run an ongoing support group for women who were sexually molested I recently asked participants to write their own responses to a letter that appeared in your column The letter to which I refer was from “Silent So Far in Massachusetts” a woman whose brother sexually molested her as a child and then tried again when she was an adult She slapped her brother’s face went for counseling and eventually gained control of the situation The woman wanted to know if she should tell her husband about the past molestation (He and her brother were good friends) She said she was afraid her husband might kill him if he found out You advised her to keep quiet — that telling him now would serve no useftil purpose The members of our group felt that your response was inadequate It is their hope that you will print a better response One is enclosed — Rev Libbie Stoddard Lafayette Ind DEAR REV STODDARD: You are right My response wasn’t anything to brag about Here’s a better one — supplied by a member of your group: DEAR SILENT: Tell the world! Tell your husband! Tell die family! Your silence protects die molester not you Chances are if your brother molested you he has also tried to molest others You don’t say if you have nieces cousins or grandchildren — or whether your brother has children of his own If he does he has probably tried to molest than too No child should ever be left with this man If your family believes your brother and turns away from you start searching for a new family ’ v ' A y4 ' V yfvX- - yflwrw Jtfc AMfcwWfMA i Slapping your brother was exactly what he deserved Whether or not you see him again is up to you If you choose not to that’s perfectly OK The decision should be yours — Another Survivor DEAR ANN LANDERS: My sister is pregnant thinks he is with twins and my macho brother-in-lasome sort of super stud He is bragging all over town about how potent he is I told him his sperm had nothing to do with the fact that my sister is having twins instead of a single baby I told him dial a woman’s egg will accept only one sperm and that twins develop when a woman produces two eggs that are fertilized by two sperm or when one egg divides after being fertilized by one sperm He says I am wrong Would you please contact an expert and put an end to this argument? — Yorktown Va DEAR YORK: Sony to rain on your brother-in-law-'s parade but you win this one According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists identical twins result when a single egg is fertilized by a single sperm and die egg divides into two separate masses Fraternal twins result when two eggs are simultaneously fertilized by two sperm (This is why fraternal twins don’t look now comes 1C hc KNOW 6oT AIL DC Singular DATA WE NEED FoRDAJA" Nightmare I5“DAHJ7 PART REALLY HARD! AFTER j WHAT’S 1 KNOU) YOlRE THIS BLANKET AND DRAG6IN6 ME ALL rxceoT SCHOOL on AND WE CAN Do IT TOGETHER THAT?) my QUADRA 7 w THINKING OF 6RABBIN6 j msmcAU R 3UST COME TO MY HOUSE i BD ToO WELL WE'VE A"’ THEREFORE I WOULD SUGGEST YOU POT THAT THOUGHT IN THE DEEPEST RECESS OF YOUR MIND OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD alike) The man’s spam has nothing to do with producing twins With identical twins doctors don’t know why die egg splits in two In die case of fraternal twins die woman is releasing two eggs in die same month GEM OF THE DAY: To keep your teeth in good condition see your dentist twice a year and mind your own business 0 1983 Creators Syndesis IF AUYODG Itt&P&CYft MY ARMPITS DIG lUdOtf Inc ?r tL1 For Saturday Sept 25 1993 Your Birthday In die year ahead it looks like you might conduct two significant endeavors simultaneously They will be unrelated and offer different types of dividends LIBRA (Sept 23) It’s best not to start tasks or assignments today you feel going in you might not be able to finish Unfortunately these could be die projects that will end up collecting dust SCORPIO (Oct 22) You are blessed with marvelous powers of concentration and they are likely to be operating at full face today Focus on pursuits of a mental nature SAGITTARIUS (Nov 21) Some changes might transpire today that could turn out to be of benefit to you materially The shift in conditions won’t have to be large to be profitable CAPRICORN (Dec 22-J19) Use your initiative from others You’re cues instead of your taking today far better equipped to get things rolling than your peers b 19) Situations over AQUARIUS (Jan which you have only nominal control could be die ones that work out the best for you today especially if they are of a financial nature PISCES (Feb 20) A friend might talk to you about something today thit heshe is interested in 23-O- cL 24-N- ov 23-D- ec an 20-Fe- 20-Mar- ch which could also produce advantages for you It will be worth listening to ARIES (March 19) Don’t be too structured in your involvements with friends today Leave room for spontaneous developments because these could be the ones that offer fee most fun and benefits TAURUS (April 20) Ambitious objectives can be achieved today but you must be persistent Shake off setbacks and start ova a second time or perhaps even a third GEMINI (May 2Q) An idea with which you’ve been toying is past the intangible stage and should be put into action Test it today to see if it will work CANCER (June 22) An endeavor in which you’re involved can be improved upon if you get out of tiie rut of doing everything by rote There’s kits of room for new innovations LEO (July 22) A companion with whom you spend considerable time has some characteristics you find annoying such as making decisions for you you want to make for yourself Pass hisha action today VIRGO (Aug 237Sept 22) Something fortuitous might develop for you today where your carea is concerned It's not apt to come from the top down but from the bottom up through a cleva 21-Ap- ril 20-M- ay 21-Ju- ne 21-Ju- SKrrt 111 V £0 AH flER Tt 4 4 JT'S A A MAC MASttEf- c- 6ACK’ ly 23-A- ng co-work-er ' 0 1903 Newspaper Entwprlas Aaan X Ittifcl Alik 11 If II V Bfrrtaaiiliwr tV''tiYlTi tattM 4 I I HI TRY ID MAKE A HBfi BRIEF© EVERV DAY GUESS HB C£2LtfiHAVG BEEN THINKING FT OVER - " DEAR DR GOTT: Recently a nodule was found mi my thyroid gland by ultrasound All tests were normal except die antibody that was elevated and I’m now worried because of die autoimmune complications The nodule is now almost gone after two months of treatment with Synthroid Will it disappear completely or should I be concerned about susceptibility to other autoimmune disorders such as pernicious anemia? DEAR READER: Some types of thyroiditis (thyroid inflammation) are caused by an immune response during which the body misperceives normal tissue as “foreign” and tries to destroy it When this occurs in the thyroid gland the organ may become swollen lumpy and produce insufficient mounts of hormone The disorder is confirmed by a blood test that measures antibodies (proteins) against the thyroid gland Your affliction was probably discovered early because of the nodule before your thyroid became underactive Your physician treated this properly with thyroid replacement medicine Not only will the Synthroid supply die hormone you need it will also shrink the nodule Your problems should be over However as you are aware autoimmune disease also affects other organs For example thyroiditis is over-activ- e sometimes associated with panicious anemia lupus Sjogren’s syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis Therefore your physician win undoubtedly monitor your condition wife Mood tests to check for these diseases as well as assessing his treatment of your thyroid disonfer I don’t believe you need to worry because these ITHEBOtmOSEFT pntoimmnne HiMiw would be treatable should they develop (a relatively rare occurrence) Follow your doctor's Instructions and continue the Synthroid EVERYONE CAUSAE indefinitely A XjOUCH POTATO DEAR DR GOTT: What is osteochondritis and DR STONE- Rwhat treatment is required? DEAR READER: Osteochondritis is a bone disorder of unknown cause hi children marked by inflammation and deterioration of the growth plate in certain bones notably the hips the legs and the back The condition usually lasts two or three years and if untreated can cause physical disabilities Treatment includes prolonged bed rest traction slings or splints in some cases the bones may have to be suigically stabilized with pins Children with osteochondritis should be unda the care of orthope- f "PON BETTER A dic specidists 6 0 1993 Newspaper IKTHGM06T UNCOORDINATED PERSON THAT I WORSE' ecooLTrsEAT Press Today is Friday Sept 24 the 267th day of 1993 There are 98 days left in die yea Yom Kippur die Jewish Day of Atonement begins at sunset Today's Birthdays: ABC sportscaster Jim McKay is 72 Actress Sheila MacRae is 69 Actor-singAnthony Newley is 62 US Rep Joseph Kennedy H er Today's Highlight in History: On Sept 24 1789 Congress pissed die First Judiciary Act which provided for an Attorney General and a Supreme Court BY LVn On this date: In 1869 thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to coma die gold market In 1929 Lieut James H Doolittle guided a Consolidated NY2 Biplane ova Mitchell Field in New York in die first flight In 1948 Mildred Gillars accused of being Nazi wartime radio propagandist “Axis Sally” pleaded innocent in Washington DC to charges of treason Gillars ended up serving 12 years in prison In 1955 Resident Eisenbowa suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denva MNDWftftNTHB NEWS SOM&FNENDS I vjoreyreajrrtM IOmhiM new - ent i Vr hEAL Life adventures BY WISE & ALDRICH THE £AR SIDE BY GARY LARSON Crossword ACX0I8 jOhnStOnI 1 Enlwprtae Aaan Almanac By Thu Associated bVArtsanscMI AW Thfeisorfait Ofihe rtf t 41 41 41 — M 1 Yb lavt Ms you saw R you woo wr1rg R The rwtl time you saw it a was dusting a taWs i' Qlt' hout to 1 that Drum plerppu i rss than 1r Senrdt fheheprs b wmf |