Dear Carolyn: I’m kind of freaked out about my girlfriend’s unplanned pregnancy. She was planning to have an abortion, but she backed out. Now she is saying she can’t go through with it and will…

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with shingles after a few days of a painful rash. The doctor recommended acyclovir, gabapentin and prednisone. Do these really help? — M.F. Answer: Shingles is when the chickenpox…

Dear Carolyn: My daughter, 17, has a boyfriend in her class. They’ve been together for about a year. He is a very nice kid, and I think in some ways they are good for each…

Hi, Carolyn: I have a hobby I’m passionate about, and that with a LOT of luck and hard work could someday become a career, or a side career. I also have a full-time job, a…

Dear Carolyn: My parents started a college fund for each of my kids and said it was so they could go to any college of their choice. I am incredibly grateful. My husband and I…

It’s been a long winter. I can remember many times when February brought stretches of really nice spring-like weather. Not this year!  Are you itching to get out of the house and do something productive…

Dear Carolyn: I’m afraid my -16-year-old daughter is missing out on the best parts of her youth. She’s a good kid, gets good grades, but doesn’t seem to have any friends, doesn’t date, doesn’t go…

Dear Dr. Roach: My 94-year-old mother has a sacral fracture, diagnosed after a fall six weeks ago. A CT scan diagnosed the fracture. She was put on Tylenol 3, and when that didn’t help the…

Dear Carolyn: I am trying to work through the discovery of an extramarital affair on my husband’s part a few months ago. We have been married for over a decade, together over 15 years, and…

Dear Carolyn: My husband is leaving me because he’s in love with someone else. I’m 29 weeks pregnant, we have a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old, and we just moved to a different state a few…