DEAR ABBY: Recently you printed a letter from a hospital volunteer who asked that mail for patients be addressed with their legal (first, middle and last) names, not nicknames.
Perhaps this hint will also help your readers when they address cards to people who are hospitalized: Instead of your own return address, use the patient's home address.
If the person is discharged before the mail arrives at the hospital (which is often the case), the card will be delivered to his/her home, rather than coming back to you. -- ELSIE PRIBULA, BETHLEHEM, PA.
DEAR ELSIE: Several readers offered this tip, which I think is excellent. I'm pleased to share it.