On my 11th Christmas, my parents were preparing to divorce. At the time, I didn’t know that, of course, though I imagine most children sense, on some level, the rising tension and animosity that can precede separation. They were certainly fighting more, and I remember hating it, being the ...

The holiday season is a generous one. More than half of U.S. adults report donating or having plans to make charitable donations by the end of this year, according to the Charities Aid Foundation. Times are hard, no doubt. But as we give to help our neighbors in need, let’s remember that the ...

Dear Readers: Wishing you and all a very happy holiday season. Please enjoy the following poem. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” By Clement Clarke Moore “’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read with interest the letter from the reader who had shoulder pain and was identified with Parsonage-Turner syndrome. I had never heard of it before. I am a 64-year-old woman with severe shoulder pain. It has persisted for more than five years. In addition to the ball of ...

Dear Readers: I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Christmas is a very busy time of year filled with strong emotions both happy and sad. The joy and the arguments can each feel louder. Some of you woke up to wrapping paper everywhere, excited kids, pets ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: When I was about 6 years old in the early ‘40s, my 16-year-old brother was sent to a sanitarium for tuberculosis patients. He was there for 18 months and was a survivor. During this period of time, we (the family) went regularly for chest X-rays and some kind of test that ...