| Show ‘ B2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday March 2002 11 FOR BETTER OR WORSE Underwear debate heats up Ifeqww’frwcwayur wa howAno? f AtooKAearnftsl eatorr8tgr I suspect “Illinois Son’s” underwear was beyrmd repair but he needed someone to point By Ann Landers Creators Syndicate Inc DEAR ANN LAN- DERS: I just read the letter from “Illinois ' Son" whose parents threw away his “perfectly fine” underwear You suggested he do his own laundry and said his parents' behavior was strange I think you may have overlooked something in your response I'll bet that underwear was less perfect than he told you Men seem to ‘think their underwear is fine as long as it doesn’t fall apart If my ' mother found a hole in one of my father’s undershirts she would put her finger in the hole and rip the garment in half She said it ' was the only way to be certain those undershirts were never worn again Throwing them in the trash didn’t work I have tossed out my husband’s ragged underwear only to have him retrieve it from the garbage and put it back in the dresser drawer Men never understand that something can no longer be fit to wear My husband howled when I destroyed his beloved undershirt that had stains under the arms and holes in the back He said there was nothing wrong with it asrHVHwpmw mwb’Hiinir! 80u3m0 WNMNOCraMMf urMyruu- - ' it out to hun — Miami Fla I DEAR MIAMIYou may be right had a flurry of mail about that son and his underwear and most readers agreed with you Here’s itsnuftvtMOTe wwpyinacmil LBurWMty PShnCrr3 — more: DEAR ANN: You recently printed a letter from “Illinois Son” whose elderly parents threw out his underwear You told him to keep an eye on his parents because such behavior might indicate dementia My grandmother did many peculiar things She hid food all over the house wore almost 20 pounds of jewelry and folded and put away soiled clothes We knew her behavior was odd but thought it was nothing to worry about We : hummed her Thai she entered the next stage which included paranoia threat! hysteria and calling the neighbors to claim ha family was starving her She had a complete personality overhaul of frightening proportions You were wise to suggest “Illinois Son” watch his parents more closely There is medication available that may hold off the onset of Alzheimer's disease if taken early enough Believe me it’s worth it — Grandson ip Canton Mich DEAR GRANDSON: Thank you for the GILBERT BUT BASED ON PAST PROJECTS IN THIS COMPANY I APPLIED A 1S INCOMPETENCE MULTIPLIER IN A PERFECT IJORLD THE PROJECT WOULD TAKE EIGHT MONTHS Why does the body form clots? break off be carried to the lungs and become wedged leading to a pulmonary embolism This event can be fatal because large portions of lung tissue may be injured resulting in ' ' asphyxiation or heart stoppage This isthe rca- antison often are patients given coagulant drugs elastic stockings to prevent pooling of blood and instructions to get up and around as soon as possible Thrombophlebitis means that a blood dot has formed within a vein and is irritating the vein’s lining This can occur without warning and for no apparent reason although certain medicines such as oral contraceptives appear to contribute to thrombosis in sane people When blood clots form in the leg veins patients ittually experience pain swelling and tenderness Hie diagnosis is suspected by physical examination and confirmed by testing Then in order to prevent further clotting andor pulmonary embolism doctors prescribe anticoagulants such as heparin or Coumadin Heat treatments and elastic hose are also used In cases where recurring blood clots form and cause pulmonary embolism physicians must consider an operation to place a filter in the abdominal vein this prevents pieces of from traveling to the lungs Pater H Gott MD Newspaper Enterprise Association By i DEAR DR GOTT: Why does the body form clots? I recently spent two weeks in the hospital for deep venous thrombosis and am interested in ' preventing a recurrence My doctor has me on Coumadin and elastic stockings DEAR READER: Blood undergoes clotting to prevent us from bleeding to death when we’re injured The clotting mechanism is a miraculous marvel of nature Unfortunately like any of the body’s other defense mechanisms blood coagulation can sometimes lead to problems Too much of a good thing an inappropriate clot can cause disease or death Deep venous thrombosis is a fearsome complication of surgery and prp- longed inactivity When people cannot exercise and get about blood flow slows in the leg veins At times this sluggish circulation causes a blood clot to form and adhere to the lining of the vein As the clot enlarges pieces of it may post-operati- ve GRIZZWELLS WtETCCAUADEUVEKfiUY TbBWHfitUS 1 A — PIZZA rytAU W mX ‘ " ZITS msmicw amamv RWNUCPKK da DCrCXTUME IH&KJM Horoscope experiences of the past could be automatically triggered today and put to some positive use It proves nothing is ever wasted LEO (July 22) —Treat both business and financial situations with the serious-ness they deserve should an interesting development pop up today which holds the possibility for profit VIRGO (Aug 22) —Take the time to work on and draw up any partnership ‘ arrangement you may have been toying with lately LIBRA (Sept 23) — Freshopportu-nitie- s could be in the winds today concerning your work career It’ll be up to you however to recognize appreciate and take advantage of them SCORPIO (Oct 22) —Get out today and circulate There’s a strong chance you could meet and develop fresh contacts who could expose you to new social activities By Bernice Bede Osol Newspaper Enterprise Association For Monday March 2002 Your birthday 11-- ' 23-A- ug Situations which you ' personally create Or con- trol in the year ahead will produce many victories ' and advancements for you Your sound thinking and good ideas will be successfully expressed PISCES (Feb: 20) —Whether you seek it or not today’s developments may place you in a leadership role in a situation where up until now you’ve served as a follower ARIES (March 19) — Trust your instincts today because they’ll be based upon gathered knowledge even tf you can’t recall how the information got into your head TAURUS (April 20) — It’s an excellent day to put forth positive measures to make your hopes and dreams realities Conditions are conducive for success GEMINI (May 21 -- June 20) — Challenges can arouse and bring out your better abilities ' today so don’t be afraid to establish a couple 23-Se- 23-O- ct a 20-Mar-ch 21-Ap- ril GARRELD pt 24-N- ov : SAGITTARIUS (Nov 2I) —Start 23-D- ec this week off yourself from situations that have proven to be unproductive for 20-M- ay ALLEY OOP you n CAPRIO)RN (Dec 19) — Now is the time to put into action any plans you’ve beat formulating It’s a period where sound ideas and concepts could produce rewards b AQUARIUS (Jan 19) — Today you could be more fortunate than usual in endeav- os that might add to your income or resources 22-Ja- of objectives 20-Fe- CANCER (June 2 1 July 22) — Special " knowledge you’ve acquired through personal -- ' Crossword March ” ACROSS : I Leave out 5 8 tTm Redpeqty ' thin per-- son or ' 17 Cotton "' eerier 20 Main drag 22 Southeast Asian aSons ' FRANK AND ERNEST cola 52 54 55 56 57 : 34 Adverb Minerals adjective Spend 37 Halloween Lump of clay Columbus' jgfiitontiie “‘P v ' Grecian Urn 30 Tall II Unburden 12 14 15 16 2002 11 24 Informative jumps 27 Griffin of TV 49 Cereal grain 29 -- ona 50 Pantyhose ' Zen riddle IRS month Bankrupt Border Some ' l(F&NNfL I I WHAT tX‘ YOU UX Iff nH m ft 8 '581 591 39 41 Pronto DOWN lacommandto 1 Wall St FOOTSTEP ' y- 44 Bursts of ' : — ' V fiSbiWulf vegetable 3 The hea- t4 Foot levers SHL1 i f H THE BORN LOSER BOB EB 0 U- - bobbs BE nmam EQ boss Baran noBffl hbbb asm If rann B B BE nm BU BQ HB ' 1 ‘ Qtaipte nUda 9 Kind of wllW Dimtdicd 10 13 Planet not jo (Jnaoa i 25 Andenf ‘w7a 26 Unile v 35 Saint's V - 'v 27"8ebnderiye Sens SOLoge V receptacle " - 51 Popular cndsc stop :V 39 Singer Ritter 40 Smelled ' JS'Wrtta :T 'i' 41 Full of sods : ? 42 Ojntiendlsh V arining 48mMene pWaw M Mon loving -- -- "V' tv - '- ay 4 i A A-V- A M v 14 J V !v J v V' rv-M- v l'v - jv - |
