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Q. My husband did multiple tours in Afghanistan and has had multiple head injuries. When he came home, he seemed disconnected and it was almost like he didn’t know us. My presence seemed to irritate him, he left the church, and we are now in the middle of a divorce. He met someone while we were still married and chooses to live with her. While...Read more

We just found out one of our granddaughters is planning her wedding. We were as surprised as anyone. She is 8.

Naturally, her mother was the first to know, as it should be. She became suspicious when Little Miss began wearing her best cardigan to school (the white one with pearl trim around the collar) over her best dressy dress (the one with ...Read more

CHICAGO -- On a small table adjacent to a red couch, Doris Hernandez keeps the last photo of her late son amid dozens of crosses, a rosary and a Bible with worn pages bearing the weight of countless prayers.

Hanging on the wall is a card he gave her as a child for Mother’s Day.

There’s also a gold notebook that she keeps on top of the ...Read more

Women who take birth control pills may be much less likely to experience two of the most common sports injuries. In fact, a new study showed women taking oral contraceptives were 85% less likely than men to sprain their muscles or strain their tendons.

Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center studied data from more ...Read more

On a sunny spring afternoon, Alma Gonzalez was home alone folding laundry and talking on the phone to her husband, Jose.

She finished the chore and bent over to pick up the full basket. As she stood up, her head felt extremely heavy. She mentioned this to Jose. It was "the worst headache ever," she said. Maybe you're just tired, he said, and ...Read more

At the risk of sounding glib, it seems you can’t turn your head these days without alighting on a celebrity memoir — and that in all likelihood, its pages will be stuffed to the margins with trauma.

In the last two years, there’s been a veritable explosion of celebrity memoirs hinging on the traumatic upbringings, breakthroughs and adult ...Read more

Barb Odanaka remembers her struggles as a new mom and how skateboarding helped her push past those tough days with a newborn, a way to mentally and physically have an outlet away from the dirty diapers.

“The reality is, I was having a hard time transitioning to motherhood,” said Odanaka, now 61, who grew up skateboarding in Newport Beach in...Read more

'KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES'

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence/action.

What it’s about: Set hundreds of years after the events of the last "Planet of the Apes" film, the story follows a young ape, Noa, as he encounters a charismatic ape king, Proximus Caesar, and fights to save his clan.

The kid attractor factor: ...Read more

Since becoming a father a few months ago, I’ve been nursing a grudge against something tiny, seemingly inconsequential, and often discarded: instructional manuals. Parenthood requires a lot of gadgetry to maintain a kid’s health and welfare. Those gadgets require puzzling over booklets, decoding inscrutable pictographs, and wondering whether...Read more

The physical changes of impending motherhood are stunning. Though new curves and nausea can be dramatic, physical changes are only the beginning. The changes that create the deepest imprints happen in the heart.

The first change you notice is a depth love you never knew existed. You cradle that newborn in your arms and a deep swell of wonder ...Read more

Q. Each Mother’s Day I am faced with a dilemma. Now that I am in college, I can easily say I love my mom, but I also have a very close relationship with my bonus mom and each year I like to acknowledge her as well. My mom and Jessi get along just fine. We often have brunch together each Mother’s Day. But my family gets even more complicated....Read more

It took New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci more than a decade to write what may be his best, and most personal, story to date — and as someone who has sold more than 150 million copies of his novels worldwide in 45 languages over the span of his 49-book career, that’s no easy feat.

The idea for "A Calamity of Souls" appeared ...Read more

A woman begins losing blood during childbirth. Some vaginal bleeding is normal, but is it too much?

How that question gets answered – and how quickly a hemorrhaging mother gets treated – can make the difference between life and death. Excessive blood loss is the leading cause of death for women on the day they give birth and one of the ...Read more

From celebrating birthdays and anniversaries to holidays, there are plenty of reasons to raise a glass with loved ones. Experts even say couples should enjoy a drink together when there’s no special occasion.

According to a new study, having a nightcap with your partner could be the key to a longer life.

“We found, interestingly, that ...Read more