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6B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 COFFEE BREAK Son is consumed by regret over treatment of his father DEAR ABBY: I brought my 68-year-old immigrant father to live with me per- manently with the inten- tion of caring for him. He was com- pletely depen- dent. Halfway through the year, I got angry, told him to move back and vowed to myself I would never ever care for him again. It wasn’t that he did anything wrong; I don’t know why I got so angry. He wound up living alone, being helped by his friends. I knew he was suf- fering, but I couldn’t bring myself to bring him back to live with me. I was cruel, DEAR and it hurt him. I let his ABBY green card lapse. He died two years later. Since then, I have been overwhelmed with guilt. I should have cared for my father. I am depressed over my actions. Please tell me how I can move forward. — GUILT-RIDDEN DEAR GUILT- RIDDEN: Performing the role of caregiver is an enor- mous undertaking. While it can be rewarding, it can also be exhausting, unre- lenting and stressful. Care- givers have been known to lose their tempers because of the pressure. Please consider sched- uling some appointments with a licensed mental health professional who can help you more fully understand what happened between you and your father and help you cope with your guilt. And in the future — once you are able — consider atoning by vol- unteering for a charity that serves the elderly. DEAR ABBY: I have been married to a func- tioning alcoholic for more than 30 years. He was once funny and nice and a good dad. But over the years he has become unbear- able to live with. He doesn’t shower or brush his teeth. He was always mainly a beer drinker, but now he is drinking hard liquor and stays drunk most of the time. I told him he’s a severe alcoholic, and he should talk to his doctor, but he refuses. I am pretty sure he is drinking on the job. — LOST DEAR LOST: You don’t need me to tell you that your husband is in bad shape. I am surprised he can get away with having such poor hygiene and being drunk at work. Because he refuses to talk to his doctor about this, you should. I hope you realize that you cannot “save” him. Al-Anon, an offshoot of Alcoholics Anonymous may help you. Find information about meetings by going to al-anon.org/info. NEWS OF THE WEIRD Historical remains found during construction reburied in NYC NEW YORK — Human remains of early New Yorkers that were dis- covered during construc- tion in and around Wash- ington Square Park were reinterred inside the park on Tuesday, March 2, New York City offi cials announced. The remains, uncov- ered during construction between 2008 and 2017, were reburied with assis- tance from the city Land- marks Preservation Com- mission and Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cem- etery, Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver said. “Today we honor these individuals and acknowl- edge Washington Square Park’s history as a fi nal resting place for thousands of early New Yorkers,” Silver said at the time. “We are so grateful to our col- leagues at Green-Wood Cemetery and the Land- marks Preservation Com- mission for their exper- tise and guidance on this important project.” Now Open for Dine In Family Friendly Location Delivery no longer available New Menu! Bar Bites, Wood Stone Pizza and More! MON-TUES CLOSED WED-SAT 11-9 • SUN 11-7 Daniel Avila/New York City Parks Department via AP Green-Wood Cemetery volunteers rebury the fragmen- tary remains of early New Yorkers found during con- struction in and around Washington Square Park, Tues- day, March 2, 2021, in New York. The human remains were placed in the wooden box and buried 5 feet below ground within a planting bed in the park and marked with an engraved paver. 1106 Adams Avenue Suite 100 • 541 663-9010 • tapthatgrowlers.com 1797 and 1825, offi cials said. The partial remains that were reinterred on Tuesday were placed in a wooden box and buried in a planting bed with an engraved paving stone marking the spot, Parks Department offi cials said. Because the remains were fragmentary, forensic analysis did not yield details about the individ- uals, the offi cials said. — Associated Press Sarah Carroll, chair of the landmarks panel, thanked the Parks Depart- ment “for ensuring that archaeology was appro- priately completed, and the human remains were respectfully treated throughout the process.” Washington Square Park in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood was constructed in the 1850s at the site of a former potter’s fi eld. 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