European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Arm Landers wednesday december 23, 1987 the stars and stripes dear Ann Landers it s a-.40 . And i have nol slept More than iwo hours. The problem is bulimia. Unfortunately i am Una hic id admit his to anyone. This ice tar is to warn your readers who might be thinking about an easy Way to gel Ihm. I am 17 and have been sniffing myself and vomiting for Over a of year. 1 am told daily that 1 have a Model figure. Whenever i hear a this kind of talk it makes me want to lose More weight became i think the More i lose the Mctier i will look. It started Oul innocently. I haled being heavy and decided to starve myself. In 20 Days i Losi 33 pounds. I got loads of compliments and was thrilled. I kept on losing. To Mollit me i was gelling too Skinny. Now she watches me at Mealtimes to Sec if i rat. I pick at my food and take Small portions. At night when i m alone i pig out like you would t believe. Then farce myself to throw up. My tonsils bleed from my fingernails. 1 have difficulty afterwards with swallowing and breathing. I have had several panic attacks. I lose clumps of hair after each washing and or brushing because i m not gelling proper nourishment. My skin is while and Flaky. Worst of All my stomach aches so bad at night i can t sleep. I take four trial Ives and eight diuretics every Day. I also Goon a liquid diet three Days a week. My life is a Nightmare. I be tried to Stop but i can t. I m sure his crazy habit will kill me. I see no Way out. Please print my letter As a warning to others. Hopeless in la Dearrie Ike la plate of Tethal Yon Nuy think you situation i not hopeless. There Are Many Orgioli attain mid invited profession around it country hut nil with rating disorder. Self help group Are extremely effective. People who Shire it same problem ire Nna Juda Stenul und by rape the  because Talfy hate trudged in the same moccasins. Write to Anad National association of anorexia Nett and associated . Box 7, High land Park Iii. 60035, ene Klag Long  stamped envelope with 39 be to return Pottage. Or you can Call the Mia ii hotline number in 31z 831-343& get some help now and get Back into the Nuli Streun of life. I know you can do it. The Amu of others bait. Dear Ann Landers who the Heck invented those Damn food coupons that shoppers redeem to save a few pennies Here is what always happens to me i get in an express line what a joke to save Lime when i have Only one or two Ilams the woman in front of me it s always a woman after having her groceries checked out hands the Over worked underpaid cashier a fistful of coupons while i stand there and feel my blood pressure going through thereof. Why Don t the stores reduce their prices and save the Cashiers a lot of work and save me a non Coupon user a lot of Lime and frustration upstate new yorker de ups cation make people think they Are getting a Ferric Brek. Who does t enjoy a bargain and the Richer they be he More they love to save 50 cents. More concerned about you however. Ask yourself if Hub i Petty annoyance is Worth risking a stroke. In Angl by to synd duh could inst a Janiten wee Cofnas your la Hilr iter an win la Law in , of the. Sim i slow. To 03211,  writer congratulated for speaking up after Reading about he lady with radar cars who overheard inc discussion about the spanking of a 2 month old child for crying and its loss of weigh since birth of you i say congeal ulalious for having the Cour age to speak up. As for the two cowardly females. 1 Don t know How you sleep at night. You seem to know what s going an in this Home. You recognize that the Mother is nol feeding and taking care of this baby yet you remain silent. Some things Art More important than Friend ship or fear of gelling  the person most important is too Small and helpless to Aik for help so one or both of you will have to be hat child s voice. Call the counselling Center or maps they will look into the situation and will not mention your name. They will help the family As a unit not try to break them apart. Please Call and get some help to that Little baby and the child s family. Is. Speak up if you Sec either one of these people maybe give them your name or number or try to get their s. Please Don i give up or think it s hopeless there s a lot of people who Hope that something Good happens because you cared enough to speak. To the parents of that child if you recognize yourself in the letter then for your child s Sake and your own get some outside help before it gets worse. Sheila Mcananly Neu Ulm Germany several months ago stars and stripes printed a Story about a Navy wife named Daisy who had written to Ann Landers to share the severe depression and Suici dal thoughts that plagued her while her husband was on deployment. The Story had a Happy ending because the Navy ombudsman and other social services pro Grams tracked her Down and offered assistance. I can Only Pray that the neglected 2-month-old in Fant mentioned in the recent letter to the editor Farcas Well. Surely there Are enough clues for All the Agen cies in Hal military Community to locate and help the entire family. This will be a real lest of the effective Ness of the programs if Only everyone involved in the Story like the Moltich s friends could be As caring and Brave As the person who overheard inc conversation about the plight of shut baby. In took time and Effort to report the problem to acs. I commend that person s courage and integrity. That was an example for All to follow. Susan Clint Augsburg Germany cafes queried on american express card 1 am writing to find out just Why cafes docs not accept the american express credit card. Many times i have wanted to charge an item at inc Exchange or the audio visual store but could not be cause cafes does not accept the Only credit card i use. My husband and i have used the american express card for four years now and we Are very pleased with the services it of tors. We re been told to apply for another card visa Mastercard Etc. But we have no wish to have another card As we Don t need another one. Why should we give up doing business with a company we Trust i read recently thai cafes is going to accept Sears problem. Now that Christmas is upon us again it does t help. American express now has a new Type of card. Optima which is charged like visa and Mastercard. So Why not add it to the cafes list i be been told it s inc fee american express charges i m sure cafes would make up the fees in sales. I be also in told it s not a widely used card the Only stores t know of that Don t accept american express Are cafes and scars. Sure i could use the american express card on the Economy but at the present Exchange rate ii s not Likely. Ruth a Alefeld Raf Uken health England editor s note u. Cot. Charlie White Public affaire officer Liq. Cafes Europe. Replies we accept  visa and discover credit cuts because they Hare shown to be the most popular with the majority of our pm ramen. Surveys conducted prior to oar acceptance of credit cards it our facilities indicated Only 11.5 percent of our Cut  a the american express card. We have negotiated with american express Seu ral limes to merchant fee differences have precluded us reaching an agreement. Medics deserve recognition says Reader the articles on the Hohrn fils Accident were very thorough with the except Ion of assistance rendered to the injured soldiers by the platoon of medics from the 2nd so 1 Ullh . The medical platoon of 2j 1  has been virtually ignored for their part in this disaster by the Hohrn fils clinic and the Slars and stripes Arti cles for their part in this disaster. The 2/11  physician s assistant was the first a on the scene and was in charge of the triage procedures vital in an Accident of this magnitude. The 2nd Squadron medics were on site and made up the majority of the staff Al the clinic. They were also on the flight Crews As the patients were air evacuated to the Hospi tals. None of these medics Are seeking recognition they just did their duly caring for the injured and dying but i feel they deserve a big thank you. Two other vital members of the team who were assisting in their special Way were the chaplain and chaplain s assistant from 2/11 . These two men were also not recognized by these articles. 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