European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes sunday july 31, 1988 Ann Landers letters dear Ann Landers he said he loved me so i gave in to him. Now for the third time i have been told get an abortion. It s your  he says he does t want to get married. Neither do i but is it fair that i should be forced to carry the entire financial Burden alone no abortion for me Ann. I in p tend to carry this baby to full term just As i have the other  matter what it takes i m going to raise this child myself. I m Happy that my other babies were placed unloving Homes of childless couples but this one i keep no matter what. Believe me i have Learned a hard lesson. Please inform All those girls women out there of this before you jump into bed have a ring on your Finger. Single motherhood can be awfully Tough. Meanwhile i need some advice on How to get this Guy to live up to his responsibility. The other two weren t his need help in Texas dear Texas you have two major problems at least. First Why do you keep getting pregnant is it possible that the underlying motive might be to hang onto the Man if this is the Case you need counselling. Second you need to get serious about birth control. Ask your doctor which method is Best for you then for heaven s Sake stick to it. Meanwhile be aware that you Are entitled to child support even if it Means taking this Bird to court. Get a lawyer. Dear Ann Landers my father who is 84, gave me Power of attorney in 1984 so he could die with dignity. No machine Hook  for him he also asked me to look after his Finan Cial affairs when he is no longer Able to do so. Dad s health has been deteriorating. He was hospitalized eight times in the last two years but he insists on staying in his House. I have engaged round the clock help and taken Over his financial affairs. Enter the deceit. My son Frank i have five received a $10,000 Check from my father in 1985 and another $ 10,000 Check in 1986. They were for secret tax free investments that promised High interest rates. My father never operated in this manner. He is a re tired police lieutenant and straight As an Arrow. When dad called Frank for an explanation he was told that there were no papers on the Deal and he kept no records. Dad was crushed when he Learned that head been taken advantage of. My first reaction was to Knock this kid s head offend Nail his hide to the barn door. Frank is a 35-year old liar and con artist. He has had affairs with several women but his wife keeps taking him Back for the Sake of their children. He has a new House and a new car. At this Point Only my dad myself and Frank know about this mess. Can i take any Legal action if so what dad needs the Money and soon. Michigan Reader dear Mich your father could sue his grandson for fraud if the checks were marked for investment if they were not marked Frank could claim they were gifts and if grandpa is not sufficiently competent to testify he could lose the Case. My consultant in this matter said that suing should be the last resort it is possible that the threat of a lawsuit might be enough to get the scoundrel to pay the Money Back. I Hope so for everybody s Sake. What a Skunk recognize heart risk factors before it How often do we open the stars and stripes to read about yet another 40-year-old Soldier who Dies of a heart attack after taking a routine it test i have asked Why recently and found Many  tors and Hospital staff members at 5th general quite concerned. I hear Many possibilities cited As the Rea sons for what May be going wrong. My informal poll seems to indicate that too Many soldiers May not be adequately prepared for the big twice yearly workout that the it test involves. One cannot push the body to the limit without preparation. Thore seems the possibility that the routine it test a not be in the Best interest of someone over40 when the process of aging begins to reveal not easily diagnosed structural weaknesses of the heartland arteries Many of which need t be life threaten  Pace be the key for some people the Pace of the it test has been too much and the test has led to death at a Young age a stupid waste. I have one last question. Is anyone investigating the coronary rate and its relationship to the routine it test Sandra Grey Fretty Stuttgart West Germany editor s note maj. Clarence e. Pearson chief cardiology service Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center replies you have made Good Points in your letter and asked Good questions. First common sense tells us that it is better to exer Cise regularly rather than to Only exercise twice annually for the semiannual physical training test. Studies in the cardiovascular and general Medicine literature con firm this common sense reasoning is Correct. Second the problem with exercise As Active duty sol Diers approach age 40 is that some patients with Cor onary artery disease cad go undetected. This Condi Tion is characterized by blockage or narrowing in the arteries that Supply oxygen to the heart muscle and the symptoms can be so Subtle that an individual May Actu ally suffer a heart attack and not realize it the service members that Are known to have Cor onary artery disease either have a modified it test or Are otherwise limited in exercising. Coronary artery disease can go unrecognized in a patient for one or two reasons the patient has symptoms of coronary artery Dis ease or cad but does not recognize these symptoms smoke free America three cheers for our neighbors to the North he Canada had the guts to pass a Tough Law severely regu lating smoking and smoking advertisements in workplaces and transportation regulated by the Federal government. The Canadian government cares More about its Citi Zens than our fearless ? leaders in Washington care about us. We even subsidize tobacco Farmers with my tax dollars and yours so they can continue to grow a product that is guaranteed to kill americans painfully. And what do we do we ban smoking on flights of two hours or less big Deal the smokers on longer flights get the privilege to stink up the passenger compartment and expose me and the poor Crew to cancer causing agents because they can t go More than two hours without a fix my hat s off to the Canadian government and the Canadian forces air command. Keep up the Good work. We will have a smoke free America by year 2000with Good Laws such As this name withheld Berlin As severe. The patient does not have symptoms of cad silent myocardial ischaemia. In an Effort to detect Cadin unidentified patients and prevent further damage All service members in the army age 40 or older Are required to undergo a cardiovascular evaluation. This procedure determines if the service member is at risk for the presence of cad. Once a service member who is not in a regular exer Cise program is identified As needing an Over-40 evaluation he or she will not be allowed to take the attest until the Over-40 evaluation is Complete. The Over 40 cardiovascular screening program is one Way of assuring that every 40-year-old Soldier identified with certain risk factors for cad or symptoms of the Dis ease receives a thorough examination prior to participating in an exercise  specific comments and questions about exer Cise related cardiovascular mortality and morbidity a every astute. There is a controversy in the cardiology \ literature about the circumstances surrounding sudden cardiac death victims. Some investigators think that sudden cardiac death and myocardial infarction Are associated with exer Tion but most believe it is not. In one study of 100patients with sudden deaths 62 had events at Home five at work 27 at other miscellaneous times and Only six during exercise. In another study looking at the Over-40 population in the army of 100 sudden cardiac deaths Between 1981 and 1985, 47 percent were performing exercise atthe time of their death. This 47 percent is disturbing. It is important for individuals to recognize not Only symptoms suggestive to cad but also risk factors associated with development of the disease. These fac tors include obesity smoking hypertension elevated cholesterol Levels and diabetes mellitus. If you Are male 35 years or older the More risk factors you have the greater the risk for developing this potential  Rectoris is often an Early symptom of cad. This condition is caused by an inadequate oxygen an blood Supply to the heart muscle. Usually patients notice a vague heaviness pressure choking smother ing sensation in their Chest usually associated with exertion or emotional , at the time i received your letter we were already examining the circumstances surrounding sudden death occurrences in the Active duty Popula Tion. The results of our investigation and any change that May result should be forthcoming in the near future. Pen pals please publish my name in your newspaper. My hobbies Are watching movies Reading magazines watching Ball games collecting stickers and aerobics. I am 20 years old and a seventh Day adventist. Ruth ramada Tambacan Sta. Catalina Negros Oriental Philippines i would like pen pals. I am 35 years old. My hobbies Are listening to music going to movies and parties and cooking. Lilia t. Pilas pm. 204, Park building Dumaguet City 6200, Philippines recently i read an article concerning some of our service men and women who never receive mail from Home. I would think that that would be a very lonely feeling when mail Call comes around. I really appreciate what these people do for our country so i would like to help. If you want to write to me to get some mail i la write. Lynne Emanuel 28400 secret town re coif a Calif. 95713 i would like to correspond with people All Over the world. 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