Story perspectives
Miss Manners Tackles Choking, Fundraising Ethics, and Accessibility
1/17/2026
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Story summary
- Miss Manners addresses a workplace choking incident after a reader inhaled a cherry tomato, noting colleagues performed the Heimlich maneuver and provided care.
- Miss Manners advises discussing delicately the ethics of donating funds raised for surgery after insurance approval.
- Miss Manners guides a wheelchair user on addressing invitations to inaccessible events by encouraging open communication about accessibility.
