European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 02, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Ann Landers. Dear Ann Landers please print this letter editor. It appeared a while Back in the fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. In my opinion it gets right to the Point. In be never seen it expressed better. Thank you. De in Florida dear de 1 agree. That provocative letters deserves a larger audience and tin pleased to provide it. Here san edited version done to blame the elderly for the failings of society a a we Are probably the Only members of society in the history of Mankind for which the younger generation has so Little respect and has demonstrated such a shameful Lack of regard. Senior citizens Are constantly being criticized belittled and sniped at for every conceivable deficiency of the Modem world real and imaginary. Upon reflection i would like to Point out that it Wasny to the senior citizens who took the Melody out of music or the Beauty out of arts or the Pride out of appearance or the Romance out of love the commitment out of marriage the responsibility out of parenthood togetherness out of family learning out of education loyalty out of americanism service out of patriotism the Hearth out of the Home civility out of behaviour refinement out of language dedication out of employment prudence out of spending or ambition out of achievement. And we certainly Are not the ones who dear Abby dear Abby with the increasing concern about the problems of the aging a confusion loss of memory a tendency to fall incontinence is encouraging to learn that research is now offering a Small Ray of Hope. Geriatric experts Are finding substantial evidence that the elderly Are taking so Many prescription drugs that their bodies Are becoming vulnerable to the Side effects. Peter Lamy assistant Dean of geriatrics at the University of Maryland school of pharmacy states that drug induced illness is sometimes written off and attributed to the a aging process a which not Only reduces the Quality of lives but can Lead to senior citizens being prematurely sent to nursing Homes. According to or. Jerry Avon professor of social Medicine at Harvard medical school a the efficiency of the kidney and liver can decline with age hampering their ability to excrete drugs which can Lead to a drug buildup in the he also said that a drug dosage which was Safe at age 50 can be dangerous at age 70 also Many organs of the body can undergo change in their sensitivity to medication. Abby please suggest that older persons or their care givers a Brown bag All their prescription and Over the f saturday March 2, 1.991 eliminated patience and tolerance from relationships. A Jerome j. Goldstein Hoca Raton dear Ann Landers. A Friend and 1 have been very close since Grade school. We always have told each other everything. Recently i have noticed that every time i talk to her. She tells me about a new Man in her life. I m glad she is having such a Good time but she ends up in bed with every Man she dates. Half the time she sleeps with these Guys on the first or second Date. I m worried about her Ann a partly because of aids and partly because of what this must be doing to her self esteem. A girl who sleeps around can to feel very Good about herself. Last week i finally told her about my concern. Instead of being grateful she became defensive and hostile. When we parted i knew she was offended and angry and that my advice was not appreciated. Ann,.should 1 have kept my Mouth shut should 1 apologize i d hate to lose her Friendship after All these years and i do care about what happens to her. Concerned Friend in Detroit dear Detroit a the kind of concern you demonstrated even though genuine is rarely appreciated. No one likes to be judged. Although your Friend did not appear to be receptive you can be sur that she will give some thought to what you said. Lets Hope some of it soaks in. While you owe her no apology it would t Hurt to let her know you meant to be helpful and never intended to damage the relationship. A a. Creators Syndicate a. ,. Counter medications and take them to their physician or pharmacist for analysis of their cumulative effect. You would be doing your readers a great service. Millie Hawthorn health and human services Harrisburg a. Dear is. Hawthorn thank you for some valuable suggestions that could improve the Quality of life a and possibly extend it. Or. Robert n. Butler renowned gerontologist and chairman of the department of geriatrics at mount Sinai medical Center in new York suggests that older persons Purchase All medications from one pharmacy so there will be a Complete list of All their medications. Dear Abby. My wife and i will be celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary in june. 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