Show w wrt "ft w m w 'w w1 w vu n w w w x'w ' tv H 'V i— x i"aw 'nrn m Page 10— Th Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday July 6 1998 -- Reconciliation not for everyone Globe and decided to call my brother and his wife who live in Detroit We had not spoken to them for nearly nine years The raptured relationship had to do with money of course When I brand my brother’s voice there was such a lump in my throat I could hardly speak Finally I said "This is 'The Queen of the May'” That is what he used to call me when we were kids and he frit I was getting special privileges (I was the only girl in a family of four boys) Of course he was right but I was stubborn and would never admit it At first these was silence and I thought "My Lord he hung up on me” but no such tiring He finally said "Do you read Ann Landers column? We get it here in the Detroit Free Press" I said "Yes 1 do I've been reading her for years" He then said "When I sawlher columnitoday on recoo- ciliation it really got to me I almost picked up the I called By Am Lander Creator Syndicate Inc DEAR ANN LANDERS: Why don't YOU MYOB? A while beck you wrote a column on "Reconciliation Day" in which you uged your tead-e-n to “forgive ana forget — let bygones by bygones" At 10:30 on the night that column appeared we received a telephone call from a relative we had not heard from in 20 years It just about cared the wits out of us Our friends know we turn in early and never call us after 9 pm This relative sounded as if he were either drunk or on drags He went on to say he had just read your col- Itol umn on reconciliation mid was calling everyone he had ever hurt during his lifetime because he didn't have much longer to live Over die last several years we have spent a lot of money (and time) to get this creep out of our lives In one fell swoop thanks to you he was back again Ann we talked for at least 40 minutes and made plans to get together over Labor Day weekend You really do change people's lives Thank you drank you thank you — Grateful in Bean Town DEAR GRATEFUL: Your letter was a terrific That call reopened painful wounds and brought back memories of the wont time in our lives You should be smart enough to know that when a person shuts someone out of his or her life there is a pretty good reason There things don’t happen out of the blue I hope you will not give such lousy advice again I'll sign off by saying "Thanks hut no thanks’ — Longtime Reader in Rockford DL DEAR ROCK: it’s going to be beautifuL Dear Ann Landers: What is a "Michigan handshake”? You’ve used that expression before and I missed the explanation Please let me know what it l means — An Inquiring Mind in Grand Rapids Mich DEAR INQUIRING MIND: A Michigan handshake is a firm gran that means “Goodbye adios it’s all over” I first heard this phrase applied to the losing candidate when G Mennen “Soapy' Williams was elected governor of Michigan I don't know who originated it “One man's meat is another man's poison”? I'm sorry I made trouble for you Please keep reading for another letter on tins subject DEAR ANN LANDERS: My husband and I read your column on Reconciliation Day in die Boston Tests for congestive heart failure ated with the increased number of fells in geriatric patients Inattention poor visum slower reflexes a weakdeficiency in positional sense ness carelessness and postural instability all play a role In addition feinting low Mood pressure poor circulation to the brain vertigo gait or balance disorders and environmental hazards are important Obviously some of these conditions are avoidable or treatable For example elderly patients with slow pulses may require pacemakers or a reduction in medicines Those individuals with high blood pressure may commonly be overtreated their pressures may be normal in the doctor's office but dangerously low at home I suggest that you review your grandmother’s medical conditions and medications with her physician Furthermore perform an analysis of environmental hazards for instance get rid of scatter or throw rags make sure that stairs are well lit diswithout a courage her from venturing By Potar H Gott MD Newspaper Enterprise Association age-relat- ed DEAR DR GOTT: My husband suddenly developed congestive heart failure for which our doctor wants to test him What sorts of analyses should be performed? DEAR READER: The Sci- entific American Medicine bulletin just published guidelines about which testing is recommended for patients with heart failure The tests include a chest cardiogram and blood X-r-ay tests for anemia kidney function metabolic abnor- malities and thyroid function In addition the experts urge such patients to have a urinalysis and cardiac ultrasound Stress testing should be obtained in patients with a high probability of coronary artery disease If the stress test indicates a problem with circulation poronary angiography bould be considered DEAR’Dhttfn? My dfaeriy’gtmiiiiotherliasl tendency to fall So for she has broken a wrist and a hip How can we prevent her from further injuring herself? 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