European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday june 17,1994 insist on easing loved one s agony dear Ann Landers i was furious when i read the letter from the woman whose husband was denied a peaceful death because he was in such pain my father died several months ago after fighting cancer for eight years. The night before he died dad was in agony although the nurse had already Given him morphine and he was in and out of consciousness. When we paged the doctor on duty he said he could not give my father any More morphine because it might kill him. My Mother was extremely upset and my Brothers and i were outraged. I told the doctor that if he did t authorize More medication i would notify his supervisor immediately a at 2 . Needless to say he authorized . A i discovered later that this doctor did t want to give my father morphine because it required a walk to the paediatric Ward on the other Side of the Hospital in order to get a paediatric Needle because my father s veins had become so Small. My a they died the next morning thankfully in peace and pain free. It is appalling in this Day and age of modern Medicine that anyone under a doctors care especially in a Hospital should be in excruciating pain patients and families need to be More assertive even if it Means Ann Landers making some professionals angry. We employ them not the other Way around. Adamant in dear . You be made a compelling argument and 1 agree wholeheartedly. Thanks for a valuable letter Here a another one. Dear Ann Landers ten years ago i too went through the same heartbreaking experience that your Reader from Ukiah Calif wrote about. My husband was in a nursing Home suffering through the last agonies of cancer i begged the nurse to give him More painkiller but she consulted her charts and said a the has to wait another 30 i ran through the Halls like a crazy woman screaming Quot help him please help him a i stand what he was going through. Finally a male nurse god love him confronted the female nurse and told her he was going to give my husband the painkiller and that was final 1 watched my beloved sins into a pain free sleep As 1 sat by his bed and put my arms around him for a final hug. The next morning i received the Call. He had mercifully died in the night and was at peace. Its been if years since i lost him and in a still lonely but i continue to remember that male nurse in my nightly prayers Miami letters to Ann Landers should to address of to Hor at . Box 115g2. Chicago Iii. G0g11-0562. ,. A a c creator Syndicate. A three r s for moms moms in Law dear Abby my husbands Mother is a Lovely woman who has one problem she is sometimes completely overbearing. When she visits us she stays in our Small apartment where with our 2-year-old son. Throughout her visit there is no peace no time when she is not pouting if we do not waking moment with her. She is always cleaning or rearranging our furniture but worst of All she talks incessantly my own Mother would never behave this Way. The three res i advise for All mothers and Mol hrs in Law Are As follows 1 respect the privacy of your child his or her spouse and their family. A i 2 recognize that you arc a guest in their Home. 3 relax a and if at All possible Check into a hotel or Motel. You will be More comfortable and so will they worn out in Wisconsin dear worn out generalizations arc dangerous a especially this one. I have heard from numerous women and men too l dear Abby who adore their mothers in Law. Oddly enough More husbands than wives adore their mothers in Law. . I happen to be one of the Lucky ones. I have loved my Mother in Law for 54 years. Take a Bow Rosie mrs. Jay Phillips in Minneapolis. Dear Abby my sex husband is getting married again. Although he is thousands of dollars in arrears on child support he has come up with Money to rent tuxedos for our two sons to Wear to this formal event. Although he refused to set foot in the Church where i taught sunday school for 10 years he is getting married there after openly living with his Girlfriend for three years. It seems this is not unusual these Days. Its fairly common for a Man to dump one woman then marry her replacement right in the exp a Back Yard. I am considering attending the wedding to a give the Groom away a but i suspect this would make my sons feel uncomfortable. Any suggestions trying to adapt dear trying yes. Skip the wedding. Revenge is never As Sweet As the revenger Hopes it will be. 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