Lifestyle

Dear Amy: I lost my wife to cancer over 10 years ago. I was devastated.

By Michael Roizen, M.D. Q: I just read that only 10% to 20% of smokers get lung cancer.

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: My long-term girlfriend and I got engaged and are planning a small (but not tiny) wedding next year. We’re anticipating 40 to 60 guests, made up exclusively of family and close friends.

By Keith Roach, M.D. DEAR DR.

Dear Amy: I have a question about catching COVID from riding in an elevator. Yesterday I was on an elevator in a residential building.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 55-year-old male in good health and was diagnosed with a slightly enlarged prostate several years ago. My primary care doctor said he wasn’t concerned enough to prescribe any medications. I get an annual physical, and there haven’t been any changes. However, in the past couple of years, there have been times when, once I get the urge to urinate, I’ve got to get to a restroom posthaste. But it’s comical at times! Once, I was halfway through a three-hour road trip and started thinking I should stop. I made it all the way home without a problem, but couldn’t make it from my driveway to the restroom. I read up on Flomax, which appears to be for those who have trouble urinating. Are you aware of any over-the-counter medications for my situation? -- R.J.

Dear Readers, All I wanted to do was pick some flowers. This summer’s been so hot I’ve mostly enjoyed wild blooms from afar, through the windows an air-conditioned house or car. So when my phone’s weather app claimed it was only 73 degrees outside and our yard was blanketed in soft light filtered by a cloud cover, I thought “At last, here’s my chance!” Plus for the first time in weeks, I could take a stroll down my favorite path along our back pasture, the one that winds along the trees lining the creek.

Dear Amy: What is the proper way to handle being matched on a dating site with someone you’ve previously met in person? I am 51, professionally successful, and single. I recently matched online with a man I met through a networking opportunity a few years ago.

John and LaDana Seirer are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Jordann to Christopher Dreher, son of the late Glenn Dreher, and Janet Drennen. Jordann is a 2009 Lucas-Luray High School graduate and a 2015 Fort Hays State University graduate, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art and Art Education. She is currently an Elementary Art Teacher in Russell. Christopher is a 2004 graduate of Hays High School. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. After leaving active duty in 2012, he earned his Associate’s degree of Building Construction Technology and Technical Studies in 2015 from North Central Kansas Technical College. He is currently self-employed and a subcontractor for L&A Enterprises, LLC in Hays. A September 23, 2023 wedding is planned at North Oak Community Church in Hays.