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Activities 4 - The Elk City News October 21, 2023 Family Tries To Sideline @IPLEY’S Believe It or Not! Spouse’s Concerns For Mil Y Some HUMMINGBIRDS family refuse to acknowledge egies to discuss driving con- Dear Abby that your MIL may need help cerns with a family member, USE SPIDER SILK and an intervention, it doesn’t and its helpline experts at 800- TO HELP DEAR ABBY: My mother-in- mean she isn’t a danger to the 272-3900 are available 24/7 to "GLUE" THE NESTS law is a sweet retired teacher. community when she’s behind discuss this as well as a variety THEY BUILD She lives an active life volun- the wheel. Consider contact- of other topics you may face as. TOGETHER, teering at her local Boys and ing the police department in a family with your MIL. Girls Club and keeping up with her community to report your her friends. The issue is, her concerns. The local police can DEAR ABBY: A friend came mobility and her memory are file an “unsafe driver” report to to my home while she knew I in decline, and she and her your state’s DMV, which may was away on vacation. I had a family are in denial about it. require your MIL to take a driv- trusted painter doing some She still drives and has re- ing aptitude test. Depending work in the house. The friend cently had several fender came over, walked in as though on the results, the DMV may benders. She also admitted to impose driving restrictions or Thad given her permission and Breve ARE STEALING getting lost on her way home revoke her license entirely. looked through the house. I ANTI-AVIAN SPIKES from the store and needing to Additionally, it sounds like know this because the painter AND USING THEM TO call her brother to find her. A your MIL is not the only one mentioned it to me afterward. BUILD THEIR NESTS TO fall resulted in a broken wrist. having difficulty accepting her ‘The painter was upset to learn KEEP OTHER BIRDS AWAY! She thinks this is funny and diminished condition. Con- she had deceived him, and I'm isn’t worried at all. She won't tinue talking to your husband appalled by her incredibly rude disclose anything about her and encouraging action before behavior. Can and should a health care, so we can’t talk to there is a crisis. The decline friendship continue after such Gace ano remace her doctor. you describe (falls, getting lost, an invasion? — PERTURBED AFRICAN PENGUINS My husband refuses to talk fender benders) could be early IN PENNSYLVANIA. LOOK ALMOST with his mom about plans for warning signs of dementia or IDENTICAL, AND moving or getting more help other cognitive decline, which DEAR PERTURBED: I don't DNA TESTES Are at home, and my brother-in- may grow worse. think so. I see no reason to OFTEN NEEDED TO law won't intervene. Both Even as you take difficult cause a scene, but if [were you, TELL THEM APART. have ordered me to step back. steps that will likely put you Td take three giant steps back. We live a day's drive away, so at odds with your husband “ i (al. a if something happens, it’s go- and his family, encourage your Dear Abby is written by Abi- 10-21 srmcocomica.com wemsinterteem 99623 hipley Enteral jinment Inc. Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. j ing to be hard to get to her in MIL to remain active doing the gail Van Buren, also. known a hurry. Why am I the only one things she loves, but in ways as Jeanne Phillips, and was Crossword worried, and what can I do? -- that will keep her and those founded by her mother, Pau- WRITING ON THE WALL around her safe. line Phillips. Contact Dear The Alzheimer’s Associa~ Abby at www.DearAbby.com or ACROSS DEAR WRITING: Even tion’s Dementia and Driving BO. 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