Show I ' I -- A An astute prayer for the elderly By Ann Landers Creators Syndicate Inc ' ' DEAR ANN LANDERS: I have lead your column for 35 yean but this ia the first time I have ever written to you and it’s a request I am now 71 and perhaps I’m getting short on patience but too many friehditand' call me up and talk endlessly about their aches and pains I’m a good listen- FOR BETTER OR WORSE sowhm’m youeowM WU MW LIB bo IF IMS xmMvoiyeeraoN rMSowenfcuHEtf TOffcy 0EINSMCC - HSftCftSCAMM uzt DILBERT sister-in-la- w er but it’s depressing Please Aim print “A Prayer for Later Years” know need to see it — Miss D in Beach NC DEAR CAROLINA BEACH: The essay you requested is brimming with wisdom It should have special meaning to the Social Security Set Here it is: A Prayer for Later Yean Lord Thou knowest that I am growing older Keep me from becoming too talkative and particularly keep me from foiling into the tiresome habit of expressing an opinion on every subject Release nm from the craving to straighten out eveiybody’s affairs Give me grace Dear Lord to listen to others describe their aches and pains Help me endure the boredom with patience and keep my lips sealed for my own aches and pains are increasing in number and intensity and the pleasure of discussing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by Keep me reasonably sweet I do not wish to be a saint (saints are so hard to live with) but a sour old person is the work ofthe devil Make me thoughtful but not moody helpful but not pushy independent yet able to accept ’ -- : with gnciousness favors that others wish to : bestow on me Free me of the notion that simply because I have lived a long time I am wiser than those who have not lived so long If I do not approve of some of the changes that have taken place in recent years give me the wisdom to keep my mouth shut Lord knows that when the end comes I would like to have a friend or two left — Author Unknown DEAR ANN LANDERS: Please help me deal with a problem I am having with my husband’s sister HEthelH Whenever I give presents to my and her family I try to select something personal and special Ethel however is not only lazy she is also a little on the cheap side She has given my children stuffed animals puzzles and toys that I am sure have been in bar closet for several yews ever since her own children outgrew them These items are dilapidated and worn For my son’s last birthday Ethel gave him a book with one of her children's names already inscribed inside It was obvious that someone had given that book to one of Ethel’s children and she had simply passed it along Ethel and her husband have just as much money as the rest of the family and I don’t understand why she insists on giving her nieces nMifMiwt and nephews presents My kids are not greedy Ann They would be happy with something homemade or an invitation to spend a day at the park with her children Is there anything I can or should do about this? It bothers me a lot — Miffed in Montana DEAR MONTANA: The answer is “no” Ethel has probably been cheap all her life Some wealthy people are cheap while others who have very little are generous Just put Ethel’s presents aside and give diem to The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday March 11 2000 —Page 13 TVE BEEN ASKED TO QUANTIFY THE BENEFITS OF OUR THE HIGHER DRAG ' COEFFICIENT MEANS UJE LOST A KNOULEDGE LITTIE IN THE DEPARTMENT ARLO AND JANIS Symptoms suggest liver disease Mood tests Newspaper Enterprise Association your abdomen I recommend that you go to the nearest emergency room or make an appointment with another practitioner in your community DEAR DR GOTT I’m an man who has enjoyed whistling all his life — and I’m darned good at it I whistle all the time Often people stop me on the street to tell me how beautifully I whistle and they thank me However not everybody is so complimentary Awhile ago I was approached on the street by several angry men who shouted: “Ha! The rotten whistler!” and tried to confront me Being old and defenseless I just beat a hasty retreat What’s the matter with some people? DEAR READER: Beats me Some folks just seem to ignore the important things in life such as the pleasure other people ckn give by acts as mundane as whistling As I’m sure you’ve noticed we are rapidly becoming a rude ' DEAR DR GOTT: I am 90 years old and have recently been passing ! i i i a liver ultrasound and a CT scan of GRIZZWELLS By Peter H God MD urine that is deep ydUow and stools that are light tan I’ve lost weight and feel fatigued My doctor blames bacteria in my intestine and told me to eat more yogurt which I have been doing for two weeks without benefit Can you hdp me? 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