DEAR DR. ROACH: My 30-year-old and otherwise healthy grandson has been suffering from and treating hemorrhoids for two years. He is anemic due to his loss of blood. He's had several bandings; they couldn't complete the last one because he was in too much pain. They said they couldn't anesthetize the area because his lack of feeling would prevent them from knowing if they were near a nerve. So, now they say he should have surgery, although it is said to be quite painful and difficult.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 30-year-old and otherwise healthy grandson has been suffering from and treating hemorrhoids for two years. He is anemic due to his loss of blood. He's had several bandings; they couldn't complete the last one because he was in too much pain. They said they couldn't anesthetize the area because his lack of feeling would prevent them from knowing if they were near a nerve. So, now they say he should have surgery, although it is said to be quite painful and difficult.

It is red, it is a truck and it is a GMC — and the year it was built was 1950. One look at it takes you back to the good ole days of picnics, watermelons and family togetherness.

Dear Heloise: In reference to what to do with the extra greeting cards you receive, please send them to Operation Gratitude, 9409 Owensmouth Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311. Operation Gratitude is an organization that sends packages to our deployed troops, veterans, first responders and more. The cards are included in the boxes we pack, so our troops will have cards to send home. You can find out more at www.operationgratitude.com. Thank you for all of your wonderful hints I have read in the Daily News for over 50 years. — Marilyn True, Granada Hills, California

Dear Heloise: I wanted to write in regarding losing socks. I bought 10 pairs of identical black socks, which I wear all winter. Since they are all the same, I don’t have to do any matching. For other socks, I don’t wait until doing laundry to pin them together; I pin them together when I tak…

What’s in a name when it comes from the heart? And what happens when you get the community involved? A whole lot of good takes place, and it happens often in our area.

Kilgore College will host several summer camps beginning in June.

Antiquing and refurbishing furniture is not an easy task. After all, there are just so many china cabinets one can move, re-furnish and move again in a lifetime, according to Susan Payne. She, a previous owner of Lemon Grass Antiques, along with Kim Pollard, previous owner of Josey Wales Ant…

Dear Heloise: I have read the many letters advising on what to do to avoid telemarketer calls — specifically about blocking or ignoring unknown numbers. Also, I read the hint from a doctor’s office about making sure they are listed in your known numbers.

Charlie Whiteside, now in his latter 80s, came flying into the News Herald office, or shall we say walked at a brisk pace (yes, he can still move when he wants to), requested pen and paper, sat down, and started writing. It was his desire to pay honor to mothers this Mother’s Day weekend and…

Dear Heloise: Here's a tip for all the knitters/crocheters, who make or want to make blankets for hospitals. Please be sure to ask them what size they prefer for babies, the NICU, children and teens, and what to use to make them.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tickets are available to purchase online for the 38th season of the Texas Shakespeare Festival at Kilgore College.

An average person can stump a toe and hobble around a day or two in pain. Then there are others that because of rare or genetic diseases live in pain on a daily basis. Those special few find ways to cope motivate and excel using that pain to catapult them to excellence.