European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 letters n Landers Reader writes of praises medical treatment i am not sure which message i would want your readers to i cant make the Hurt go away from people who May have had an unfortunate medical but based on i believe it is appropriate to acknowledge the dedication and professionalism of our medical people and at the same time recognize the patients responsibility in treating serious illness let me talk in the medical profession and the Ameri can cancer society have for years identified warning signs of potential be Lieve they Are Worth listening in my Case an enlarged testicle was not something it was a warning of testicular there was no pain or disco so you take what sign you i took the warning and two operations later i am Clear of the dont give it a it moves has numerous places to hide and denies you and the physicians a fair fight if you dont take it out medical care is in my Case it was a 7 visit on sick Call to Fernau at the 130th station Hospital in Heidelberg who readily moved me into a urology appointment with Jacques who honestly said on this needs More special on 15 an examination at the Frankfurt army medical Center by admission on 17 and surgery by Home on after the army Institute of pathology determined the Type of cancer and the surgery to remove the Lymph system the hiding place was performed on May pathology results were it was not an easy it was not but if european edition capt Dale us editor in chief cmdr Jeffrey us Deputy editor in chief Blackwell Proctor Mcdermott production manager managing circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views or endorsed the the department of defense or the european the appearance of advertising in this including inserts or does 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same to the Ward b500 where nurses and corpsmen have not forgot ten that a very important part of patient care is taking time to talk to a scared 44 year old special Force qualified to the dietician who actually cares enough about the Quality of food to visit surgery patients and help design the right recovery to the or and Anaesthesiology people who explain and who dont let you play mind games while you Are simply Are True proves to the recovery and ice people who truly know How to help you when you cant do and 1 mean for your to the patient assistance folks at the 130th and in Frankfurt who arranged for my wife to stay in the Hospital the night before and after my a Job to an extra mile to inter staff communications within this Hospital Are almost hard to when they Tell you something is going to happen at a Given it will the Day you Are scheduled for you Are truly the focus of that is so the Ward people in partic sometimes to an emotionally danger Ous degree for truly identify with you As the it gives you a lot of internal so in dont give cancer a pay attention to your know that there Are medical professionals who will help you get through Mcdowell Heidelberg suggested changes for ration cards i am writing concerning ration ration cards made of paper can be easily lost or i have a ration card which i received in december for use in keep my ration card in my its falling actual its in two i have to spend today my Day off getting being a use the card More frequently than these cards should be issued a Hole puncher can still be used and they  Wear out so cards should be issued separately according to the needs of the my Hus band and i dont drink Coffee and we dont need the ration card for if someone Doest they dont need the cigarette part of the ration cards could be color coded for easier  the chances of Black marketing these items be greatly reduced if they we rent so easily obtainable Sowder Schwabish Germany editors note Maurica office of the adjutant he replies your concerns Over the size of the ration card have been voiced by others in the european ration cards for 1985 Are wider than in the making it difficult to place them in a Standard Wallet Slot without folding them we Are correcting that problem with the 1986 ration cards will be Cut Back to fit in Normal Wallet reducing some of the Wear and tear problems associated with excessive laminating ration cards is not consid ered practical or Cost first of lamination would prevent thus defeating the intent of having a multipurpose class via Cordion Wallet size it would also mean a significant in crease in work Load for issuing costs for lamination and an inconvenience for service members and civilians who would then have to bring their family members to the unit to sign the ration card before in regard to your suggestion to Issue Only the appropriate ration card for the needs of the we suggest that if the Coffee or class i portion of the ration card is not request your unit Cut off those portions at time of published postal rate is corrected a recent letter asked Why items cannot be sent to Apos via United parcel the person answering the letter correctly stated that postal rates Are based on weight and he also said that mail Between locations within the same postal zone is charged at the local i believe he was in when he said that is the Case for items sent from to although i have not looked closely at a map for some i seem to remember those two being if not of Miles i imagine the mistake was made because both of them Are in zone 8 when looking at a map entered on new and therefore in the same zone As far As Apo new York is mail being sent from Riverside to Fairbanks would be charged according to a map entered on and due to the distance involved the charge would be quite a bit More than the local Czuhajewski Aviano Italy editors note Bradley Mit mail services he army postal he replies on behalf of army postal we thank you for bring ing this matter to our you Are right that a parcel sent from to would be charged at the zone 8 for exam a 5pound parcel sent fourth class from Riverside to Fairbanks would Cost ups provide important service i would like to take this time to say thank you to All the dining facility assistants ups in Europe especially the ones at the no Academy in it seems they Are the least Emem Breed or thought everyone knows How difficult it is not to have clean eat ing silverware and a clean dining Between each meal these people Are always Busy making ready for the next so remember ups no matter How Small or awkward or distasteful any Job you can be All you can be As a Good so stand tall and walk you Are come on everybody have you thanked a up today Moseley Georgia dear Ann Landers when 1 read the letter from the Young woman who asked if she should Contact her illegitimate sons it brought Back painful several years ago my son got a girl he decided he wanted Noth ing to do with Ber Nice or the in ashamed to admit i supported that Bernice went to the coast to be with her after the baby was born she wrote and asked if i wanted to see my i please leave us i would give anything if 1 could turn Back the hands of my son was killed six months ago in an Industrial i wrote Bernice and the letter came addressee 1 hired a detective to track her within 10 Days i had her phone i called and asked if i could come see my she told me she is happily mar ried and wants nothing to do with me or any member of my i will never forgive myself for turning my Back on that Young my Little grandchild will be four this and i dont even know his please print my letter As a lesson for Fate played a cruel trick on me and i deserved in the East dear h if Bernice reads this i Hope she will recon it would Cost her nothing to let you come see the boy and would enrich her life although the old testament an Eye for an i prefer the new Testa ments turn the other dear Ann Landers our three teenagers Are on the kids deny but we have please recommend a Book for us and for we Are worried dear getting Tough on Gateway drugs a guide for the by Robert do contains a Gold mine of no nonsense it could save their now in paperback a bargain at published by american psychiatric dear Ann Landers please Tell your readers not to put Stamps upside Down or sideways on 1 Stamps Are cancelled by machine and when they Arent on right the mail must be sorted by this creates a in Richmond dear Rich Frank Chicago says you May be efficient but your information is Stamps upside Down or Side ways Are dear Ann Landers Small wonder that 32yearold Man cant English int spelled the Way it unless he has a gift for memorization he will have plenty of difficulty with our crazy this has infuriated me Ever since my youngster entered first Johnny would pick up a so eager and trying to sound out the but How does one sound out words such As we hear alarming reports about How poorly our children read but no one pro poses the obvious remedy standardizing nor is it Only to our children that we owe this with English the unofficial International we owe it to the spell Well but my typing is Lousy Lansing dear Lansing How does one go about implementing such a transition it sounds too formidable to i dont have a do you c news America Syndicate