KEEP A LIST OF PRESCRIPTIONS HANDY

Dear Heloise: I’m a longtime reader of your column in the Daily Breeze, in Torrance, California, and I have a hint that I’d like to pass along: I have a habit of keeping a list of my prescriptions in my wallet because whenever I visit a new doctor or specialist, the first thing they ask is which medications I’m taking.

This came in very handy recently when I was involved in a severe car accident, and the EMTs asked me the same question in the ambulance. I was able to give them the list, and they radioed this to the ER, saving everybody’s precious time! Thanks! -- Parker, via email

KEEPING FINGERNAILS CLEAN WHILE GARDENING

Dear Heloise: I just read a reader who suggested wearing single-use “rubber” gloves to keep their fingernails clean when gardenin

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