European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 Ann Landers the stars and stripes dear Ann Landers a few months ago you printed a letter from a woman who signed herself . From she recounted her experience of haying gone to. A doctor with a Lump in her i breast Only to have him assure her that the Lump was benign and nothing needed to be done. A year later after several More visits . Was advised to have surgery. The Lump it turns out was not Only malignant but the cancer had spread to her lungs. She pleaded with your readers to insist on a Biopsy so that treatment might come in time and they would not risk the Fate she had suffered 1 am sad to report that 1 just returned funeral. She died after a Bing and valiant struggle to overcome her illness the Church was filled with people who came to Honor her for the very kind of thoughtfulness that she expressed in her letter to you. During the service the priest mentioned her letter to Ann Landers As an example of her concern Tor others even at a time when she was the one in desperate need of help. The priest also said that . Had received Many letters and phone Calls from friends thanking her for we she had written. J a Klught Yogi might like to Knovs that providing a nationwide audience for people who have important things to say is a much appreciated service. . S Friend Memphis dear friend7 ,. 7-. A. It was Good iof you to write. And now in memory of . I want to remind my female readers once again dear Abby dear Abby quite some time ago you published a letter from someone who had lost his Mother and father and had failed to communicate his love to them. Then it was too late. 7 i want you to know that i benefited from that letter and your re spouse. Recently 1 lost my Mother. She was Only it it and died of a heart. Attack. She was such a sweetheart. Thanks to you my sadness was not due to guilt because for the last 10 or 12 years of her life i telephoned her regularly wrote letters from time to time and remembered her on special occasions. I also visited her every three months although it was a 13-hour drive on those occasions we had such a Good time. While 1 feel that i would have tried to he a Good son your column reminded me that we Are on this Earth such a Short Lime and after someone Dies it s too late to say. A i love you. _ Thom ast. Men ear Ati an a dearer. Menear v a #. The letter that made a difference in your life is one that has been clipped and carried in More wallets than and other. And Here it is dear Abby i am the most brokenhearted person in the world. 1 could always find the time to go everywhere else but never Lime to visit my and dad. They sat at Home and loved me just the same. It s too late now to give them thursday february 21,1991 that a Mammogram every year for women Over 40 is a. Must. Ninety percent of the women whose breast cancers Are diagnosed Early go on to live full Ann Landers. V Quot a a _ my sex husband has been engaged to and has be enjoy ing with a woman for 18 months. She has two Young Chil Dren from her first marriage. My three kids 11, 13 and 14, have not been very Happy about this from Dav one. They arc not crazy about the woman or her children last weekend my cd husband told our kids to bring swimsuits and Nice outfits because he was taking them a a somewhere for the weekend it turned out that he and his Girlfriend had their wedding All planned and never told. The kids. Naturally the children were shocked and unhappy. My kids came Home sunday night in tears they were Hurt to think that their father had a a tricked a them into this. They would riot have attended the wedding had they been Given a Man claims to. Love his children but when he pulls a stunt like this i have to wonder. Please Ann let us know what you think of this. A a a. 7 a\7- Quot a Milwaukee dear Milwaukee. It was a thoughtless move to say the least but i done to see that it has anything to do with whether or not your husband loves the children. A you and the children could use some family counselling. Your hatred for your husband a which he probably earned a is so intense that the kids Are a a catching it and this will work against them in Many ways. For their Sake please try to be less hostile. They la Admire your integrity when they Are older. A 7 ,7 a. 7. A c creators Syndicate. A. Today a crossword those few hours of happiness i was too selfish and Busy to give. Now when i go to their Graves and see the Green grass above them i wonder if god will Ever forgive me for the heartaches i must have caused them while they were alive i Pray to Pmj iat those who still have their parents to visit do so a fold show their love and respect while there is still time for its later than you think. Too late dear Abby the letter about the toddler who fell into a 5-gallon bucket of. Water and drowned while his Mother ran to answer the Telephone prompts this letter. Actually i w ant to address two separate but related issues. No 1 the ridiculous belief that when a Telephone rings you have to run to answer it i am a physician and in be had a number of people come to my office because of injuries they have received when they tripped and fell while running to answer the Telephone. 1 say if the phone rings while you re Busy let the blasted thing ring a if its really important the party will Call Back. The other Issue Many lives could be saved if everyone a including housewives a knew How to do car. One never knows when a Friend or family member will Black out or have a heart attack. Most american red Cross chapters offer excellent courses for Home and workplace emergency care. A or. Max Wren Mcalister okla. Dear or. 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