Dear Doctors: I am 80 years old, and my physician is concerned regarding the potential risks of the colonoscopy I feel I need. Each colonoscopy I’ve had has identified several polyps. Given this history, are there alternative diagnostic or screening methods to monitor for polyps?
DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter has been having trouble getting pregnant. She and her husband have been trying for two years now. They have been to many doctors with no luck. I feel so bad that she is struggling, especially because both of her sisters have been able to have children. I can see how much she wants to be a mother, and it hurts me that something so meaningful to her isn’t coming easily. She tries to stay positive, but I know this has taken an emotional toll on her; sometimes I don’t know the right thing to say or do to support her.
Dear Editor, Our Monday evening April 27, 2026, Clinton Spring Cemetery Walk Is in the books. What a beautiful evening we had to enjoy listening to the stories of the five selected gravesites.
CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO
Dear Doctors: I recently passed a kidney stone. How likely am I to have a recurrence? I have been drinking more water as recommended, sometimes I eat fish but never red meat or poultry, and I get plenty of fruit and vegetables. Also, do I really have to avoid nuts and peanut butter?
DEAR HARRIETTE: Last weekend, I went to a gathering at my friend’s house. While there, one of the people present asked how I’ve been, since she’d heard I was going through a rough time.
The initially released surveillance video of the recent attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump was blurry and incomplete. Posted a short time after the incident, it showed Cole Allen, the accused would-be assassin, charging a security site at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington. The fuzzy images showed Allen, shotgun in hand, dashing through the metal detectors that had screened people going into the dinner but were then being disassembled. The video did nothing to explain what happened before or after.
Last week, we went out to celebrate with my oldest and most curmudgeonly friend, Andrew.
President Trump told reporters, “I’ve studied assassinations, and I must tell you, the most impactful people, the people that do the most ... they’re the ones that they go after,” after the latest attempt on his life at the White House correspondents’ dinner last weekend. “And I hate to say I’m honored by that, but I’ve done a lot.”
DEAR HARRIETTE: My sister just announced she is having twins. Growing up, I was always close to my siblings, although we are all different ages. There have been times when they were there when I needed them and vice versa. As we approach parenthood age, I want to ensure that love is passed down to our younger generations. I plan on being as present an uncle as I can be, but I live in New York and my sister recently moved to Florida. I will be spending the two weeks surrounding her expected labor date there, but I’m struggling to figure out how to build and maintain a long-distance relationship with babies. My mom lives in Florida, too, so I know my sister will be supported once I leave. How can I be in my sister’s support system from so far away? – Long-Distance Uncle DEAR LONG-DISTANCE UNCLE: You have the right intentions, which is wonderful. First, check with your sister to see if the time leading up to the birth is when she needs you most. Especially if your mother is also there, your sister may need your help more a few weeks after the twins are born when the real juggling begins.