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BIRTHDAY SATURDAY: Personal issues will be more urgent than professional matters over the coming 12 months.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an active 68-year-old woman. I still work part time, walk two to three miles a day and enjoy gardening. In late April, I noticed that I was short of breath after exertion, like when walking upstairs or with intensive gardening.

This summer, Michael Gormley retired as organist and director of music at Christ Church Cathedral, a position he had held since 1984.

BIRTHDAY FRIDAY: You will be attracted to some kind of cause this year and will likely get involved to such an extent that it becomes your number one interest. That's great, and you will help a lot of people, but don't get obsessive about it.

BIRTHDAY THURSDAY: Secrets. Everyone has them but not everyone has as many as you. Over the coming year you need to find ways to turn some of your secrets into common knowledge.

The fifth annual Vancouver Island Motor Gathering last Sunday in North Cowichan raised $174,850 in cash donations for the David Foster Foundation and the Cowichan District Hospital Foundation. Another $180,000 was given through in-kind donations.

Dear Helen: Is it true that rosettes of sedums and sempervivums (hen and chicks) die down once they have flowered? If they do, will it ruin the appearance of a planting? P.G.

BIRTHDAY WEDNESDAY: You must resist the urge to spend money you don't have on purchases you don't need. Virgos are supposed to be careful with cash but there are signs you are losing control.

BIRTHDAY TUESDAY: Even if you are a plodder by nature you will think and act much faster than usual over the coming 12 months. Just be careful you don't move so fast that you end up making silly mistakes.

BIRTHDAY MONDAY: You may be on the verge of giving up on a dream that you have nurtured for many years but if you do you will surely regret it.