Family affected by Las Vegas shooting not receiving support
-- Mending
Dear Mending: In the unlikely event of the couple coming to you and asking for reconciliation, you should dive in and try to bring all parties together, in person, to talk this out.
Otherwise, you should continue to tell your wife that she owes her daughter-in-law (and son) an apology, preferably in writing. What she did was unconscionable. I hope it wasn't unforgivable. Your wife has a big problem. No filter plus alcohol plus denial equals unhappy ending.
Dear Amy: Recently you have included letters from people who have cancer and parts of your responses were along the lines that it looked like they would beat it. As you know, everybody does not survive cancer and I don't think this is appropriate coming from you, rather than their medical team.
-- Concerned
Dear Concerned: I am applauding those who write to share that their treatment seems to be working. For many, cancer is becoming a chronic disease. None of us survives this life. And cancer exacts a terrible toll, but I believe that this is fairly common knowledge.
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