European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ann Landers thursday March 12, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 11letters t ."1 dear Ann Landers a few months ago my father found out that he had cancer. The doctors removed 50 percent of his stomach. After the five hour operation they told i Mother that the cancer a spread to his liver and there is no Way he can recover. Mom took it hard. She refuses j to Tell dad that he in t going to j make it he believes he is going to get Well. Mom is actually shut-1 Ling he truth out of her mind and j pretending nothing is wrong i feel that she should idl dad the truth so he can help her get through this terrible Lime. Right now she u carrying the Burden alone and it is talking its loll what should be done. Ann the game playing is getting to me and others in the family. We Are looking Tor your advice. Agonizing in a. Dear agonizing people with terminal Illi Wei we far my intuitive thin it Latte stupid. Your us will catch on in it be has t already. The doctor should in the due to inform the patient of the prof Oslo. Very often the news Comet not As t Sor priv bet a confirmation of Lump thou. Facing reality will bring Ike family together and make All members More snug than before. Dear Ann Landers i am heartsick. Our wonderful cat Chow Chow the household Darling for 14 years died yesterday. The veterinarian says his death was caused by eating a variety of houseplants including poinsettias that had been sitting around since Christmas. I wonder How Many other people Don t know that Ordinary everyday plants can cause the death of a pet. Please publish my letter and warn them too late for me in Poughkeepsie dear Friend Hen s your letter and Ray thinks for giving me the Opportunity to Soud a warning. Aloof a Tab. Pot Ettta  can be highly toxic. Since Call can jump almost  ii is lest nut to Hare time pulls in your Hoot to Tom Liaise � wine pet. Dear Ann Landers Why Are some people so thoughtless 1 work in a Small shopping mall. The other evening a family came in and in the course of conversation i Learned that one of their children bad just vomited outside the shop not Only did these people continue to browse they went to another store to do More shopping. That child should have been taken Home immediately not Only for her own Sake but Oul of consideration of others. Maybe stomach flu is no big Deal to some people but to others especially elderly folks it can be fatal. I have two elementary school age children and the last thing 1 need is to be sick and pass it on to them or to my husband who would lose wages so my message is if you Are sick. Stay Home. If your child is sick or not feeling right in the morning please Don t Send him to school just because you have logo to work. If your Job does t allow for you to stay Home with a sick Chili you need a different Job. Your child should be your lop priority. Thank you for letting me get this off my Chest unfortunately some people need to have things spelled out for them because they have no common sense. Minneapolis mom dear mom excellent advice. Could t have done it better myself. Count Giitl Dundam Welc emn of total try. You can Warta to. Or m Cara of Tim son angst non. Wo09211, u a. Form switch to German License plates opposed this letter it directed to those individual who find it necessary for the military affiliated personnel in Germany to give up heir . License plates in favor of the German style plates. Can we talk Here have been stationed in Germany for seven years now. During this period in my life i have seen Many things happen and Lois of changes made some changes have been pretty Good ones while other have been seriously lacking in logic. Sometimes i wonder who these mysterious change proposed Are and Haw much Are we paying these people anyway this proposal that we change Over to German License plates in my opinion has not been very Well thought out. But you know what they say about Opin ions right As i understand in the main argument for changing Over to German plates is so that we As a rather Large foreign military presence con More easily blend in with the local population. 1 guess the theory has some Mem but what about the Guy who drives a Ford coun try Squire Wagon to work every Day or the Gal who just Sank a bundle on thai new z-28? let s not forget those of us who drive of levys bricks Plymouth a caddis and All of that other Good Home grown Metal. What makes you think we Are having any problems blending in or have 1 misunderstood you to say that along with the new plates you will be issuing each one of us a foreign made car or comparable value to the one we now enjoy if so please make mine a Mer cedes. If your primary concern is establishing a Low profile could we. Please come to work in civilian clothing in Stead of in Badui thai move would really allow us to blend in. Especially those of us who depend on Public transportation to get to and from work. How about it How Many of you Fine soldiers out there would like to Wear i Wiki to work you want to blend in Don t you have you Ever noticed How on most . Built cars the manufacturer has conveniently placed indentations in the front and rear bumpers that just happen to be the right size for a .-Jiyje License plate was t that thoughtful of pm the other Day just out of curiosity 1 borrowed a plate from a German Friend to see if i could somehow mount the thing on my car. Well i tried and failed first of All the mounting holes would t Malch up with the anchors in the bumpers and to get the Flung inside of the indentation would have required thai Lake two inches off each end or Bend the ends up about 90 degrees. My Friend would thear of it brother i can hear the vehicle registration office now saying it is your responsibility to mount the new plates on your vehicle any Way you can As Long As you Don t damage or modify the new  Well gee what about the modifications i d have to make to my car do you really expect us to Drill holes All Over our bumpers so that we can blend in do you even care did 1 misunderstand you again did you really say that we would be issued German plaits that i i must have my facts messed up. You really did t say that we would have to pay about $30 for the new plates did you what you meant to say i la bet is that the new plates would be issued on a one for one basis at registration time one new plate for one old. Wilh the drop in the Dollar being what 11 is and the Price of Auto insurance going out or sight we need All the help you people can give us just out of curiosity what statistics can you share with the readers of this paper that would convince us that this move to German plates would be beneficial to our safely and Well being especially for those of us who Wear bus every Day. What would we get from our investment that we Don t already have i think this whole business of switching to German plate is laughable approach to lowering our High profile. This proposal will Benefit Only the company that manufactures the new License plates. Let s see $30 times the number of registered Povy in Usa eur equals a lefty chunk of Money for someone. I appreciate ail of your time and efforts regarding this proposal but could we Busy ourselves with some serious problem solving now you be been working on this one for Over a year now and the proposal is Slid up in the air. The answer has been right in front of you All along. Let things be. Sometimes the Best change is no change at All. Name us location withheld cancer victim gets lift from medics friends i was recently told by my wife s doctors that medi Cine alone would not be enough to save her life. In my opinion it is the caring of soldiers that has now made the difference Between recovery and death in her re pen pals i would 1 � to Nan pan tub. I am 2b wart pm and wok Rar in  aug retry it Floann Offtor. My Nomme Ara gardening in of  Jine Motoo  hi8lnatmaaiindig.cajiayandtohicily it us h corp and to Haapla abroad. Man min Lin Jalandoni or. 01 sliding  i Stan 2nd it Marttia ten look Oum Juth Oty tool f would i to Law pan Hij by at for com raw i in so not of and Himli Fofar. My Hokl in cooking and ii Dang thai Han. Mann Allua 1 Mia thur Leyte  i would la u Favi pan flit i am u Yuri old and would really  Corral Pondant. For Uil. Slu outs Rondano Ravin is Divio a. Psf Peri 9w1 cent bout against cancer. The soldiers civilians families and friends of Usa eur 7th me com 22nd signal brigade and especially 5th signal come have shown me what the army family is All about. For that and More i wish to thank them. Throughout the period of surgery intensive care and recuperation the attention Friendship and personal sharing offered by soldiers doctors chaplains and even strangers have been a tremendous boost. For the woman to whom i am married and who has not been with the army for As Long As 1 have it has been a Joy a Comfort and an Awakening. For me a Soldier and Lov ing husband in has been a reaffirmation of my Faith in my comrades and my god. I believe it is an example of the difference thai con cerned., caring people make every Day in our army but for which they Are not often enough recognized. White no recovery is easy these special people should know what they do is important and really does make a difference. The deserve not Only my gratitude for giving my wife Back to me but also the thanks of Alt of us for their professionalism caring and dedication. Our soldiers and families Are the Best and have proven it to me in a very personal and meaningful Way. Command sgt. My. Elridge James Worms Germany e1mweam coition col Jeffrey m. Cook. A a tool Suzanne l pm Luik Ihaza Deputy conman oar Eagar m canal Urako Amlwch Matt Proctor  Man apr i Nippy editor or Cuenun i Najr Tito Nawi Piper i in la Laniad if Foai put Leabon nut in or Mortun writ in Owa Aii con Anta at the Fitim and Sinai Are not nac Wirtly tha Olf Licul Taw no. Or Andona by new . Govan Knaffl. A of Pinnett a Delanu or a u.8. Europeo Camiad. Tin  a Uhara Uig in a pub ution. Etc luding Man Olufa Luam do i Cora Nuli anon Smartt by d color. Maryf Gran buuing2897, Puluti bait Idu. Apo sat in. Omj1 to print Vogal Wah in Munich. Ooh amt Chaim Bowdin. Buium in b Blair via Iram Tia to  a Coria Oman. Sun Seq Apo Mia Tytko tint my Lull my s21 a et3 440-73m or Munich us. New lot aunut kill leu univ Tony Niu Raih bulldog 21. Wabol o. Ditto Chaam. Apo a qom Dupraw nut Mug my. Isit Tim ets 4m-7iij or . Mil 7li9b3. Trutt Ofalt ohm any a Tiff of i. Buchino 2303, room 119,   Talap  i. Nil. Sab 303, Fpo a Tel. Auto on cz5-i1id a unite Kino ooh 0m can. Burdno 43 Cess his Raf  i27 wino he Auto on 299.22m Orthof Triaca. Ifoma Watt won  Oman Vhoid  to Panu Oon. Ftaxne7m.  to 48cw. Wuh Nylon 20cw-w a Pratt la a tar by Mike Hannah la flav build. Room 1 10,. Mannl of at Wom my weak rim my 13u-m a by. Del circuit Ion offices Chhat Barlupi. M. 9131949. A to ets Al it. Brama Tuv an to. Seiei my. Slit Etc 34mi1� by who Franu unch.  or thai. I 60s or Riu. Ets 33mb2s or 7103, Taui iz7 it . A. Eto Toor 6707�.mt. Vogal Wah 7100. Ets 4b9. .7100 i Nodi Eto. Moi6m a Sci my. Fri. Is ets to Totua Niwen 01 Chi. 71ssm, my. 7091. Ets 410-7001  . M. 0711-171 1486. Ets42d4030. Oke Cei alumni a. Talt fatal do. 5iuh, Waint Milru u. Ohm ii Ku-0600 or in i Kajj he , do. Wu72.twh i6ihsans to. Una to Kwo Oom Oraw num commore. Hauy 0�15 4tm