European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes monday july 25, 1994 nailing Down just a few problems dear Ann Landers i am a manicurist and Nail care consultant. The letter signed a fed up in californian infuriated me. A a fed made several derogatory remarks about Long fingernails which i found personally insulting. Each one of my nails is now Over 14 inches Long. Yes that a right a Over a foot Long. My nails Are not dirt catchers and neither Are they Monstross tics. They pose no Hazard to  has taken five years for my j nails to get this Long and i plan to let them grow indefinitely. Cd love to have nails in the 18 to a 20-Irich Range. Some people done to like my nails but i like them and that Sall that matters. San Francisco. ,.a. Dear san fran the concept or 14-Lnch fingernails is More than 1 can grasp. How do you Button a Blouse put on pantyhose thread a Needle the list of questions is endless. My readers had a lot to say on this subject. Take a look. Dear Ann Landers a fed up in californian barely scratched the surface of the problem of Long fingernails. I once had a female internist with Long Daws. Her attempt to examine me was Cut Short when i walked . Even rubber gloves Ann Landers would not have protected me there is no Way she could have performed a competent exam with such Long nails. When i see mothers with extra Long nails i think of the tasks they have to perform and wonder How they manage i also think of the scratches that Are inevitable on their precious Little babies. How can employers allow Long nails in the health care and food preparation industries they Are definitely a Hazard and rubber gloves wont fit Over the talons. Sign me Short and Sweet dear s and s i too am mystified. Keep Reading dear Ann Landers a i d like to add to the letter from a fed up a who said Long fingernails done to belong in the workplace. When i needed extra Money i took a Job at a nursing Home near the Hospital where i worked As a nurse. There were several practical nurses working at this Home. Two of these women had extraordinarily Long nails with fake gems imbedded in or glued onto them. Part of the nurses Job entailed putting their fingers in some rather delicate places i can to imagine anything More uncomfortable or More unsanitary. Ocean Springs miss. Dear Ocean Springs neither can i. Where were their supervisors lot tars to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Cal Cageiii. 60611-0562. A. A a a a a a a c creators Syndicate a a a. Life in wheelchair can be dear readers today More letters from people who were told they a never walk again a and they did no to. However in spite of it they have been living fulfilling lives dear and by a. Your response to a a sitting was weak. True that verdict was devastating however doctors have a Good reason for delivering such a hopeless  sometimes happen but Many a life has been wasted waiting for one. As a paraplegic and. A wheelchair basketball player i be encountered numerous individuals who Are highly successful from a seated position. Abby most of what people do As adults can be done from a _ wheelchair a work play raise / families Etc. A a a sitting would have been better served had you requested. Responses from people who never walked again but with determination therapy and the Grace of god went on to live Happy productive lives from their wheelchairs. A a. A a a dug Jones Gainesville Fla. Dear Abby dear Abby you asked to hear from readers who had been told that they would never walk again but with determination therapy and the Grace of god they did. Before retiring i was an occupational therapist dedicated to helping disabled people become Independent. I encouraged patients to gain their highest level of achievement without fostering false Hope. Some people will never walk again but they need to know that they can still Lead Normal Independent lives. Many paraplegics and quadriplegics climb mountains scuba dive Snow and water ski and even ride motorcycles. They also have sex and become parents. Some people have Learned to appreciate their lives discovering new directions and purpose because of their injuries or illnesses. 1 have aids and am faced with my mortality every Day we All arc but we done to realize it my advice done to wait for a Miracle. Work on being As Independent and healthy As possible and make the most of your life while you can. Living positively. Looters for this column should be addressed to Deer Abby of . Box 447, mourn Morris i. 61054. A a a a. Cd Universal press Spedicato. 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