European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday july 18, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 21 m dear Ann Landers could you possibly run the enclosed article again on july 18? that is the second anniversary of my husbands death. He was Only 58 when he died of congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease aggravated by cigarette smoking. We had been married 40 years and i will always wonder How Many years his life was shortened by smoking. He was a wonderful Man who was loved by Many. Go Waco Texas dear readers the piece that follows was written in 1992 by Joan Beck Star columnist for my Parent paper the Chicago Tribune. She has graciously permitted me to run a portion of her column again. Here it i silent killer there a one terrible effect of tobacco that has gone unreported and unstudied by medical journals commissions doctors and government agencies. That is the stress and anxiety smoking creates in the lives of those who love smokers and the grief it causes Ann Landers dear Abby this is for a concerned mom a whose 2-year-old son a Ricky a liked to play with dolls. We too have a son who at that age requested a special cabbage Patch doll for Christmas. He played with the doll for years and now at the age of 12, he still keeps that doll in his Roojen. Has it made him a a funny Only if you consider a Young Man who never leaves for school hangs up the phone or goes to sleep without telling us he loves us a a funny who never allows me to open a door who always compliments his aunts and sister who cringes when he hears other children talk Back to their parents who absolutely loves to baby sit Young children who can carry on an intelligent conversation with adults who plays baseball and basketball with a vengeance and is not afraid to clean up the Kitchen or show affection in front of his his sister who is in College says a we All want to meet someone like michael.�?�. So relax a concerned a and let his nurturing Tenlen pics Bear fruit. Ginny from Oregon dear Ginny the letters for a concerned Momy arc still coming in. Dear Abby today s crossword them when smokers die prematurely. If smoking kills 435,000 people every year How Many spouses Are left grieving How Many people Are growing old alone because a partner or Stop smoking How Many caring spouses try and fail to persuade a smoker to give up the stinking slow suicide do you Force yourself to recognize the truth a doctor Points out that you can to change a smoker who does no to want to quit that he must decide for himself that you risk driving a widening wedge Between the two of you that May even turn your marriage into ashes or do you listen to the physician who tells you to keep trying whatever method you can think of that you never know what might eventually be the successful persuasion How do you live with the stress that comes from listening to a smoker you love cough at night How do you Stop worrying about sudden death from a heart attack or slow demise from cancer and after the worst has happened How do you live with the guilt and the feeling that somehow if you had tried harder you could have persuaded him to quit letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . To 11562, Chicago 111, 60611-0562, a a a. C creators Syndicate another Sample to further reassure the Mother whose son preferred dolls to More masculine toys that she has nothing to worry about dear Abby when my son was 2 a 1 gave him a doll. He slapped it under his Arm As he Rode his tricycle up and Down in front of the House where i could easily Monitor him through the Kitchen window. One Day i saw a rather disagreeable elderly neighbor woman Bend Over and say something to him which caused him to run to our front door. When i opened it he asked a Mommy am t a Little boy or a Little girl a of course i told him that he was a Little boy and since even at 2vz he spoke very clearly i told him what to say if this neighbor a or anyone else a questioned him about his doll. This same neighbor asked my son Why he had a doll i saw her startled face when he looked up at her with his big Blue eyes and said clearly a a in a developing my paternal instincts a a incidentally Abby both my sons have become won Darful fathers i might add my daughter played with trucks As Well As dolls. Yours for better parents Betsy Moss Phoenix letters for this column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris Iii. 61054. A a c Universal press Syndicate across actor 1 mop 41 melt 5 the height 42 quite Dis of fashion reputable 8 prejudice 45 Church 12 total key . Receipts 40 exodus 13 docs org. 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