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Activities Page 10 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Man’s dramatic weight loss Qines—-Believe It or" Not!fe causes gossip and concern ON 2017, Aoki? LTA leave me a single mom. Ican worst happens, cu forets) ATORY Dear Abby no longer discuss the subject GES suet irKats “THAT LOOKED LIK 5 RAW SUSHI — DEAR ABBY: My hus- of weight with him bec; Se DEAR ABBY: I am about i RASPBERRY, BUT TASTED LINSE POMPE AND MELON: band has lost a significant amount of weight over a he gets extremely defensive and says I should just give to be shipped off to basic i him time to get back to how training for the Army, and I _| THE WORLUSs LARGEST very short period of time. He have heard many horror sto- =4 PAINTED BALL strteD out isn’t on drugs and eats well. he was. How long do I give DSA GACEBALL AND NOW Hide him? It has been 10 months. ries about military spouses race“FOOT CIRCUMFERENCE I have begged him to see a ID Wi doctor. He has come up with I'm afraid if this goes on any cheating while their signifi- a variety of excuses and longer, it will put a strain on cant other is away. Any ad- our relationship that won't reasons why he has lost the vice on how to make sure weight. First it was because be easily fixed by just talk- my relationship doesn’t end he was stressed at work. ing it out. - ALARMED IN up like that? Do you think LOUISIANA Then it was because he she will cheat? -- WON- was stressed at home. Now DERING IN TENNESSEE DEAR ALARMED: Some he says he just needs to eat iE people foolishly avoid go- TINY. and exercise more, but he’s ing to the doctor because DEAR WONDERING: POCKET “SOOO busy,” but he’Il start IN they are afraid of what they Having never met your sig- ee JEANS eventually. will hear. You SHOULD be It has become a problem nificant other, I have no way DESIGNED alarmed because your hus- To STORE for several reasons. One, all of guessing whether she will band’s sudden, unexplained, POCKET the church ladies have con- prolonged weight loss can cheat on you -- just as [can’t WATCH.“ cluded that I don’t cook at be a symptom of a life- predict if the reverse will home (which I do). Two, he threatening illness. be true. But this I do know: looks so ill and malnourished Communication is the key to This is not a question of that people are asking me if how or how well you cook [10-29 csswre tsonannonvn Distributed by Andr f2 McMeo! for UFS. he is on drugs (he has been (bless those church ladies!), overcoming the physical dis- tested at work, and this is not or whether your husband is tance. Writing and Skyping ‘OSsswo the case). Three, friends and as often as you can to share on drugs. 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