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My mother-in-law has Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer's is a disease that destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. Alzheimer’s gets worse over time, and it is fatal. Today it is the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States. I understand there are different stages but I don’t...

In-law wars causing Continual Conflict? What to do when a mother-in-law is at war with her son’s new wife By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Family Law Mediator Recently I was involved in mediating a major dispute, (think civil war), between a very unhappy new mother-in-law and her equally unhappy daughter-in-law. The new husband didn't know what to...

If you've planned a wedding, you know how stressful it can be. Who's sitting where? What do you mean hydrangeas are out of season? And a photographer costs HOW much? Two-and-a-half years ago, I was in the throes of dealing with those very issues, which at the time seemed so huge, when our family was dealt a real issue. After spending two months planning and executing the perfect bridal shower...

After Rudy Guiliani cheated on his wife and they divorced, she wrote a best-selling book titled My Boyfriend’s Back. I don’t mean to be a copycat, but I’m kind of, sort of, writing the same book. Mine is titled My Boyfriend’s NOT Back, and I Don’t Know Where The Hell He Went. I’ve been brainstorming some ideas on how to find him. I did the obvious google-his-name thing, and may have...