European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday september 25, 196g the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers two years ago i had a kidney transplant. Although dialysis was keeping me alive it was t much of a life i had no Energy. Walking to the Mailbox 200 Yard from the front door was impossible even on a Good Day. I was 40 years old at the Lime. My husband was very support Ive and our three children were terrific. At least once a month 1 spent four to seven Days in the Hospital. My major goals for the Day were i gel out of bed 2 get dressed. 3 make my bed. Some Days even those simple tasks were impossible. I can t Tell you How awful it was not 10 be Able to share my family s lives and to see the boys come Home from school race up to my bedroom to Tell me about their Day then skid to a Stop when they saw me. Ash mom s not feeling Well. Then was transplanted a Good Friend walked into my Hospital room 24 hours later and with tears in his eyes said he would t have recognized me from the previous week. I looked 10 years younger and had a pinkish color in Lead of yellow. Three weeks later i was walking two Miles a Day. Now 1 can concentrate on a Book. Help my husband Ai work. Clean my House. Drive anywhere i want to go. I can travel 1 eat a meal without vomiting get 100 or 1 5,000 Miles away from my doctors without panic. I have the Energy and enthusiasm to participate feel and most of All to love. Every Day of my life t thank god for the woman who in her agony donated her son s kidney to me a stranger. I overheard this in the Hospital nobody told me the Young Man was Riding a motorcycle and was brain dead after the Accident. I wish that after a year we could learn the donor s name and write a thank you note to the family. Maybe it would stir up the grief that they arc just beginning to live with but maybe not. My ensure family Toves thai woman and her family and we Don t even know who they Are. Me in Denver Dew you in and regulations retarding transplants vary Bui my person Point of View is that the recipients should be told who the donors Are providing the families of the donors have no objections. Cannot tee that any harm would come of it and i do believe that great Deal of love and gratitude could be conveyed by families of the donors. It could ease the Pala of their lost knowing thl something Poi Tim and wonder resulted from what they perceived to be a senseless tragedy. Remember folks those who want to become Donon must let their families know now. A donor cud u not enough. Contact your local kidney foundation and ask for farther information if you want to go the gift of life to someone when Yon Check out of this old world. Dear Ann Landers i have read from time 10 time letters from people who have written in to ask How to Deal with individuals who ask questions that Are clearly none of their business. I Hope you will Prim my solution. It never nub to put the clod in his or her place after the rude Nosy or vulgar question is asked i try what did you say when the person repeats the auction i reply thai s what i thought you Iidle invariably there is Stone silence. The muscle head who Asl Tco the oui of Linc question gets the full Impact. Silence can be devastating. Last laugh Portage w1s. A Carport great line. Thanks for the assist. Army s policy on alcohol use explained with the amount of time and Effort the army is putting into the summer sense program almost everyone is aware of the effects of Over indulging in alcohol and the dangers of driving swimming Etc. While intoxicated. Why at a pining in function does the army still promote a trip to the alcohol Punchbowl As the Price of a penalty my husband told me amusing yet hair raising stories of How intoxicated his first ser Geant and commander became at the most recent function he attended. They incurred Many penalties and had to make a trip to the Punchbowl. I realize this is a tradition but this seems ridiculous in Light of the Public awareness the army is putting on the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption. Why is the army still promoting such a thing name withheld ans och Germany editor s note Mij. Lawrence e. Pfisterer Leaden Bip and wellness Branch office of the Deputy chief of sort personnel he Usa eur replies since the Tarly 1980s the army has been taking a lire measures to reduce alcohol and other drug abuse through a comprehensive program of counselling rehabilitation education and Law enforcement activities. Actions such As summer sense celebrate sober,11 elimination of reduced Price Nappy hours und other actions to de gift Norrie the me of alcohol in part of the Overall Effort to convey the message thai alcohol to other drug abuse is military a Vlco. Army regulation 600-85, alcohol and drag abuse prevention and control pro gwm specifically tales that military and civilian personnel will not promote any official or unofficial function which Glun Orizes the abuse of alcohol through drinking contests. Rimes or initiations and that officers ind cos who choose to drink will set the example of responsible drinking the behaviour you describe is clearly counter to army policy Tonii guidance which seeks la eliminate the irresponsible use of alcohol. Question on army Early outs answered i have a question concerning the army s involuntary Early out program. Will it be continued into the new fiscal year my Hus band s expiration of term of service ets Date is january1987. We have heard nothing about its continuance but we Don t want to be caught unawares come november. Also my husband plans to Lake terminal leave which would Start dec. 18. How would the Christmas drop affect this Date name withheld to Eslingen Germany editor s note j. L. Allen chief Sepa rations retirements Branch personnel actions Divi Sion 1st personnel come he Usa eur replies information received from the office of the Deputy a fill of staff personnel he dept of the army indicates there Are no plans fur an involuntary release program in fiscal year 1987 at this time. However pending Cridole budget decisions May significantly Impact on ibis position. The Christmas new year Holiday period for fisc a year 1987 is from dec. 10,1986, to Jan. 2,1987. Based on these dates the Christmas Early release program Dales Bare been tentatively established. Soldiers whose ets is Between dec. 3 and Jan. 2inclusive will be released from Active duty during the period dec. 2 through dec. 18 Nealess they Dantre to remain on Active duly until their Normal release Dales. When these tentative Dales Hare been ool Dally confirmed this information will be expedit Sously i Antii noted through out Usa eur appropriate implementing instructions will be provided to commanders and personnel officers. If your husband meets the criteria for Early a tease he May be granted leave la connection with separation at the discretion of his commander. Arithmetic errors spotted in aids Story the headline of a recent article read tests find aids antibody in i in 1,500 . near the Bottom of the text one finds of the 466,629 recruit applicants examined Between oct. 15 and june 30, the report said 689 tested positive for the antibody a Rale of t.5 per 1,000 or one in 1,500 individuals. Anyone familiar with the preliminary findings re Garding the prevalence of the a Tiv Iii virus antibody would recognize the headline figures to be far lower than expected. Reading the text however reveals that a writer and several editors need remedial mathematics instruction or to be aroused from their naps. The prevalence rate is Over twice thai reported in the headline or one in 667, not one in 1,500. My. Thomas r. Waddell Nuernberg an article stated that a rate of 1.5 per thousand or 1 in 1,500 individuals tested positive for the aids anti body. Where i went to school per thousand was 2.25 per 1,500, since 1,500 is one and a half times As targe As 1,000. Sgt. Wilfred Sharpe Germer Shein Germany Correct. And we should have caught the error. Editor criminals rights could destroy America farm the end is nearer than most people would like to believe i am not speaking of the end of the world but the end of the United states of America. 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