A reader is no longer hopeful about improving their health because their family is making it so difficult.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

I won’t be here for her to tell me to let her talk. Believe me, I know. I’d give anything to talk to my Big Mama once more.

DEAR ABBY: Every time my granddaughter and I talk, she always tells me to let her talk. I’m getting older, and one day I ...

Family members claim to support my weight-loss efforts — but they get mad when I turn down junk food and all-you-can-eat ...

I am struggling with a recent diagnosis of severe liver disease (nonalcoholic) and need to lose 30 pounds. I have had two bouts of cancer in five years as well as arthritis. I have ...

I live with family members who claim to be supportive yet get angry when I turn down invitations to all-you-can-eat buffets.

I know you are hurting, and for that I am sorry. But when someone says, “Let ME talk,” it usually means that the other talker ...

I am struggling with a recent diagnosis of severe liver disease and need to lose 30 pounds. I have had two bouts of cancer in ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

I live with family members who claim to be supportive yet get angry when I turn down invitations to all-you-can-eat buffets.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.