Members Connections

"Heard it through the Grapevine"

Young Ae Kim has been elected president of the Korean Family Therapy Association. Congratulations Young!
Nitza Broide-Miller will be presenting a residential workshop December 24-29 in Israel.
Steven Keeler has a new website www.stevenkeeler.com
Many of our members are presenting trainings around the world. Visit www.avanta.net "Events and Workshops" for a listing. Also if you are not listed, please send the Avanta office the detail and you will be listed.
Karla Lang is hosting a Satir Institute Yahoo group. Go to Yahoo.com and click on group. Then join Satir_Institutes@yahoogroups.com

Alvin Gervais was diagnosed in January with stage 4 melanoma of the lymph nodes and pulmonary metastasis. In August, Alvin began some new medication that is on a 90 day cycle with some side affects. He is tremendously enthusiasm about the medication. He states "Nobody is going to tell me when my time is up. I'm not the average guy. Everyday is life giving." He said that he and his wife, Beverly, "are in this together." In July, Alvin attended John Banmen's Brief Therapy residential workshop and "it was good with a lot of learning." He sends "Greetings and thanks for everyone's energy."
Joyce Munschauer is recovering from ovarian cancer, grade 3. Her PET and CAT scans in August showed a complete remission of the cancer. This is wonderful to hear and we thank her family for keeping us posted on her progress.
Stephen Young is recovering from a stroke he suffered in August.

Passing this Year

Jackie Schwartz died August 2nd at 70 years old. Jackie had been ill for a long time with Multiple Myeloma. Correspondence with her family can be done through Sharon Loeschen.
Laura Dodson's mother died. She was 99 years old.