European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                T-j9. Ann Landers dear readers t am on vacation but i have left behind some of my favorite columns that you May have missed the first time around. I Hope you enjoy them. A Ann Landers dear Ann Landers this Nlay be one of the most unusual letters you have Ever received. You see. I am dying. But Don t become alarmed and please Don t feel sorry for me. After All we Are All dying. From the moment we Are born we Are headed toward inescapable death. Three years ago when 1 was 31. I Learned i have chronic leukaemia. The doctor told me the truth at once because i insisted on knowing. The news came at a crisis time in my life. I had just gone through a divorce and had Young children to raise. Would you believe i had to move out of town to a larger City because people would not accept me As a Normal person i was devastated not by the disease which has been controlled by drugs but by the Way people treated me. Although i could play Tennis ski dance hike and take part in Community activities the people at work made my life miserable. One woman refused to use the same washroom men would t Date me. I was treated like some sort of social outcast a a pathetic hopeless Case. After i moved to this Distant City my life changed dramatically. No one Here knows of my illness and i am keeping my Mouth shut. 1 work part time attend College have Many friends am involved with Community activities and participate in sports. What a pity that i had to move to a town where nobody knew me in order to live a Normal life although i feel Well look Fine and am managing dear Abby editors note Abby is on a two week vacation. Following is a selection of some of her favorite past letters dear Abby a Montana wife asked you Why her husband suddenly started to Wear a tiny Gold earring in his left ear. She asked him and he refused to Tell her you said you did no to know but if she Ever found out to let you know. In a surprised that you did no to know Abby. It Means that he has become a member of the Gay Community. Hep in Oakland dear Abby that Montana husband probably wears a Gold earring in his left ear for the same reason i have a Gold tooth in front with a Ruby in it. I like it an individual dear individual in a with you. A persons right to be himself is one of our cherished freedoms so Why should a person have to a a explain his reason for it its his ear and his business and As far As i know wearing an earring is monday August 26, 1991 beautifully. I know it can t last forever. I dread the Day my friends must be told of my illness. I Don t want to be pitied. And of course 1 fear that i May be deserted As i was once before. The purpose of this letter. Ann Landers is to help educate people should they encounter someone who is in the same spot in a in right now. Yes. Folks a you can help. How Here Are the ways 1. Treat me the same As a Well person. Don t look at me with pity in your eyes and ask. Quot How Are you doing a 2. Include me in your activities. I need friends just As you do. 3. Stay off the subject of funeral arrangements and insurance. Relatives Are especially guilty of this 4. Forget 1 have a disease. I la do better if i Don t know it s on your mind. 5. Ask me out. Develop a relationship with me. You can even marry me. I might live another 211 years. Today that s longer than most couples stay together 6. Hire me. If in a productive 1 will live longer. If in a forced to go on welfare or disability it will raise your taxes. 7. Give to the american cancer society. They support research and Alert the Public to cancer signs. 8. Get a checkup this week. Many forms of cancer can be cured if caught Early. 9. Treat me As you would like to be treated under the same circumstances. 10. Love me enjoy me i have a lot to give. I could be anybody dear anybody what a Beautiful and courageous letter thank you for educating millions of people today. You be made an enormous contribution. C creators Syndicate neither immoral nor illegal. But there seems to be a variety of opinions. Read on dear Abby in a a Man who had his ears pierced four years ago and you  believe the Static in be had from people because of one Little speck of Gold the size of a Pinhead in be been accused of being a homosexual latent transvestite and just Plain weird. I assure you i am As average As most men. I attend College and Sec More and More Macho Guys wearing earrings on Campus. I done to know if there is any significance to wearing Only one earring in the left ear. I Wear mine there because i am right handed and its easier to put on. My buddy wears one in his right ear because its not seen by the police if he a stopped for a traffic violation. Sign me. Pierced and proud dear Abby a Sailor who has sailed three years on the coast of China wears a Gold ring in his left ear to prove that he has been there. 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