European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 29, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 19 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers today i read the letter from the 18-year-old who drove Home drunk and  even remember it. When he sobered up he vowed never to drive drunk again. How fortunate he was to have had the Chance to make that decision. Several years ago i left a bar so drunk i had difficulty walking. On the Way Home i rolled my car and broke my neck severing my spinal Cord. In a thankful i was alone and did no to have any passengers. In a also thankful that i did no to hit another car and murder a Carload of innocent people. I spent my 21st birthday in surgery. The surgeons took 2 inches of Bone from my hip and fused it to a Vertebra of my neck. My family spent the next six months visiting me at the rehabilitation Center. I am now paralysed from the neck Down and am confined to an electric wheelchair. My fingers and legs will always be paralysed no matter How much rehab i have. I am typing this letter with an adaptive device that helps hold my wrist and hand in place. On the end of the de today s crossword dear Abby dear Abby please print this letter to let people know that it is very rude to ask a woman who has a different hairstyle a is that a wig a i cannot believe How Many people ask this question. In a talking about supposedly smart people. I work for a Law firm and two attorneys and two secretaries asked me this question. I happen to have a disorder that i inherited from my Mother and in be lost a lot of hair. I managed to cover up this problem for several years but recently i have had to face the facts and now i am wearing a full wig. I thought it looked very pretty and natural until one of the male attorneys asked loudly a is that a wig a i was so embarrassed i wanted the Earth to Swallow me up. One of the secretaries tried to Rescue me or him by saying a it looks so natural no one can Tell the  Abby please let people know that things Are not always the Way we want them to be and a Little support can go a Long Way. Flipping my wig in . Dear flipping your letter has an important message even with the Best of intentions a compliment can backfire. I know. On being introduced to a gentleman at a Large gathering in a Distant state i complimented him on his a a Lush head of hair. His a thank you somehow lacked enthusiasm. It never dawned on me until i was told later in the vice is a wooden stick that i use As a Finger. For a very Long time i was depressed and miserable. Life had absolutely no meaning. It took several years before i quit planning my suicide. My life and the lives of All my family members have been changed beyond the average persons comprehension and it happened in a split second. One minute i was healthy and whole and then All of a sudden i find myself confined for the rest of my life to a wheelchair a unable to Shower myself dress myself curl my hair put on my shoes prepare a meal or hold my Darling Niece. And All this happened because i was drunk when i got behind that wheel. The Only advice in a qualified to give is this if you see a Friend who is intoxicated be a real Friend and drive him or her Home. That a the greatest gift you can give. D.s., Adel Iowa dear Iowa your letter is powerful and moving. In a sure you made a heavy Impact on a great Many readers today. Thank you for the time and Effort it took to write this letter. Believe me it was Worth it. C creators Syndicate evening that the gentleman was wearing a full Toupee. Dear Abby. I have had this Lovely poem for a very Long time and in be had no Success in determining the author. It was written in my mothers hand she is now deceased and it is titled love me now. I believe she wrote it. Faithful Reader Toronto Canada Sun if you Are Ever going to love me love me now while i can know the Sweet and tender feelings which from True affection flow. Love me now while i am living. Do not wait until pm gone and then have it chiselled in Marble Sweet words on ice cold Stone. If you have tender thoughts of me please Tell me now. If you wait until pm sleeping never to awaken there will be death Between us and i wont hear you then. So if you love me even a Little bit let me know it while i am living so i can treasure it. Dear faithful Reader it is indeed a Lovely poem but it has a familiar ring to it. If anyone in my Reading audience knows who the author is i will let you a and my readers a know. 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