But she asserted she could write an advice column `` because all of her life she had been an amateur 'wailing wall without portfolio , ' `` the syndicate said . NEW : `` There is always an answer , even if it 's ... you ca n't change anybody but yourself , '' she said . The woman was a member of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and had been involved in protests against President Bill Clinton during his first term. She used the pen name Abigail Van Buren . In 2002 , she was diagnosed with Alzheimer 's Disease .
NEW : `` There is always an answer , even if it 's ... you ca n't change anybody but yourself , '' she said . The woman was a member of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and had been involved in protests against President Bill Clinton during his first term. She used the pen name Abigail Van Buren . In 2002 , she was diagnosed with Alzheimer 's Disease .