DEAR DR. ROACH: I am concerned that my 33-year-old daughter will have breast cancer. I have no history in my family of breast cancer, but my husband’s grandmother, mother and sister all have had breast cancer with double mastectomies. I have heard that the DNA follows the mother’s side and not the father’s. Is this true or an old wives’ tale? Should she have a BRCA test? -- D.C.
Topeka, KS – June 17, 2022 – Earlier this week, Walmart presented a $15,000 donation to support the Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) organization. The donation is part of Walmart’s ongoing commitment to investing in and supporting the communities it serves, through local giving, volunteerism and programs that strengthen community cohesion.
Dear Amy: I’ve been in an on-and-off relationship with a man whose handsy, flirtatious style of interacting with women he finds attractive has always bothered me. I’ve broken up with him over this and have explained in detail several times how humiliating it feels to me when he acts this way.
Q: I have an 11-yearold boy and a 9-year-old girl who are really upset by the mass violence going on. Do you have any suggestions on how to help them cope? -- Sherry R., Raleigh, North Carolina A: Tough question, tough times.
DEAR DR. ROACH: How do you diagnose bipolar disorder? Do you need a blood test, or can it be diagnosed by a person’s actions? -- A .Y.
Dear Amy: I am 21 and just getting into the dating game. My father is a narcissist and used love-bombing to get my mom.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 88-year-old male suffering from a fatty tumor located on my gluteus maximus. Two different local gastroenterologists have refused to remove this 2.5-inch-diameter tumor, probably due to my daily blood-thinning medication apixaban. The tumor continues to grow and is becoming an impediment to good health. I am writing to you for a suggestion of how to proceed in this matter. -- R.R.
Dear Amy: After 36 years, I found out via a DNA test that the father of my daughter was the product of a one-night stand, and that she is not the daughter of the man I married. All those years ago, when I found out I was pregnant I married the man I was dating and in love with.
Dear Readers: With wedding season upon us and in-person celebrations returning, I decided to devote a column to wedding mishaps – all sent in by readers. Perhaps reading about some of the things that can go wrong at a wedding will inspire people to avoid these pitfalls.
DEAR DR. ROACH: Sixteen years ago, at age 56, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 HR+ breast cancer. I was treated with a modified radical mastectomy, followed by chemotherapy, six weeks of radiation, then about seven years of oral anti-estrogen drugs. I also had a prophylactic simple mastectomy on the opposite side.