| Name: | Rosmarie Lisa Erben-Wenzel |
| E-mail address: | rosmarie@mail.bigpond.com |
| Comments: | Dear friends of Eberhard,
the 'Healing Circle' guestbook will close by the end of this month. I would like to thank again all of you who have visited Eberhard's Big-C-Report, made comments in the 'Healing Circle', and were with thoughts, prayers, love and care our companions during the time of Eberhard's illness. This made us feel connected and gave us strength. It made us feel very grateful. Eberhard died peacefully on Friday, 21 September 2001 in the early morning, just a few days after he made his last entry into the Big-C-Report. The expressions of sympathy, shared memories of Eberhard, recognition of his work, and support for me and his family were overwhelming. I wish to share with you what will happen to some of Eberhard's "legacies". Eberhard's site will remain on the worldwide web until April 2004, although no longer updated. Friends and colleagues make efforts to assure the continuation of parts of his website. The virtual library on Circumpolar People's Health and the North American Indian's Health site has been taken over by Dr Lorelei Lambert and her colleagues at the Salish Kootenai College, a recognized tribal institution in Montana, USA. Eberhard had offered the Virtual Library on Public Health, which had been rated this year as the best site in the field of public health, to the International Union for Health Promotion and Education. It is hoped that funds can be made available to further maintain and develop this valuable tool. It is likely that the Big-C-Report will be integrated with other websites. Eberhard wished to make it available beyond the existence of his website. He downloaded the different parts of his website on my PC. So, I have an archive file for the future. Thank you all for keeping the memories of Eberhard alive. In a way, he will never leave us. Rosmarie ank you all for keeping the memories of Eberhard alive. in a way, he will never leave us. Rosmarie |
| Name: | Chris |
| E-mail address: | gizer2000@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I accidently stumbled across this site whilst doing some research for work. It moved me greatly. May Eberhard rest in peace |
| Name: | Sylvia Rohr u. Helga Kulinat |
| E-mail address: | FrnRohr@aol.com |
| Comments: | Mit Bestürzung und Trauer haben wir zur Kenntnis genommen, dass du lieber Eberhard, nunmehr den Weg in die spirituelle Welt angetreten hast.
In bewundernswerter Weise, begleitet und unterstützt von deiner lieben Rosmarie, hast du dich auf diese Reise vorbereitet. Wir hoffen, dass du die Ruhe findest, die du dir wünscht. Durch die gemeinsamen Fahrten mit dir und Rosmarie durch australisches Land und die interessanten Gespräche mit dir, haben wir dich als kluge und engagierte Persönlichkeit kennen gelernt. Wir werden dich nie vergessen und uns auch immer mit deiner Rosmarie eng verbunden fühlen. Sylvi & Helga |
| Name: | Doug Graham |
| E-mail address: | sundog50@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Farewell, Eberhard.
I enjoyed our conversations together, and learned much from you. Dear Rosemary: Thank you for your kindness, to Eberhard and the rest of the world as well. Warmest regards, Doug |
| Name: | liz eckermann |
| E-mail address: | lizeck@deakin.edu.au |
| Comments: | Dear Eberhard
Farewell my friend, I hope that the spirit world is far more hospitable and peaceful than the shit that is happening in this world at the moment. I am planting a tree for you in the garden today - visit us with a few wise words whenever you can. Although nobody can never replace you in Rosmarie's heart we will be here for her with all the love in the world. Save a good seat for us in the spirit world! Love liz |
| Name: | colette and family |
| E-mail address: | ckaplun@freesurf.ch |
| Comments: | you started a new travel eberhart...before us...this country we don't know for the moment.farewell.
we already miss you but we have all the pictures and all the films from last christmas....laughting at the patio, sharing so much during our discussions, even killiane had adopted you as a friend ("arretes-toi").... you are in our heart, lots of love and so many hugs to rosmarie which is as my grand mother...she knows it of course. colette, killiane, farid |
| Name: | sarina white |
| E-mail address: | sarina.white1@jcu.edu.au |
| Comments: | I am so sad about the passing of this inspirational man. Living in remote australia, the information distribution service he maintained was my lifeline to the outside world. Thankyou. |
| Name: | Anke |
| E-mail address: | gupte@debitel.net |
| Comments: | "Niemals geht man so ganz, irgendwas von Dir bleibt hier,..." (Trude Herr)
Dir, lieber Eberhard, eine gute, wundersame Reise wünscht Dir von ganzem Herzen, Anke |
| Name: | Ruth |
| E-mail address: | r.wenzel@comlink.org |
| Comments: | It's curious, the heaven in Hannover is worrying the whole day with a lot of water.
My dear brother, in my phantasy I hold you in my arms and wish you a farewell. Bye, bye, brother in arms. Your "little" sister Ruth |
| Name: | Brenda |
| E-mail address: | stankiewiczb@sdhu.com |
| Comments: | Rest in Peace. thank you for your words and your insights,
Brenda |
| Name: | Kas |
| E-mail address: | khealy@mail.ucf.edu |
| Comments: | Rosemarie, you are in my thoughts.
Kas |
| Name: | Bettina |
| E-mail address: | Luticia30@aol.com |
| Comments: | Lieber Eberhard,
ich bin um Worte eigntlich nie verlegen (was ich wohl dem Grossi zu verdanken habe), aber diesmal ist es anders. Ich weiß gar nicht was ich sagen soll. Seit Vaters Tod denk ich im Innersten doch anders über den Sinn vom "Sterben müßen". Du siehst die Worte sind wie weggeblasen. Als Tante Else starb gab uns Rosmarie folgende Worte, ich möcht sie dir schenken und umarme Dich und deine starke Rosmarie und die Menschen, die dir zur Seite stehen. Wenn uns etwas fortgenommen wird, womit wir tief und wunderbar zusammenhängen, so ist von uns selbst viel mit fortgenommen. Gott will, daß wir uns wiederfinden, reicher um alles Verlorene und vermehrt um jenen unendlichen Schmerz -Rilke- Bettina, Steffen ,Julia und Max |
| Name: | Holly Wheeler |
| E-mail address: | holly_wheeler@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Dearest Eberhard and Rosmarie,
This is the most touching account I have ever read. I am so proud of you both and can only send you my love and thoughts. I know that this site has been super for your readers, both the unhealthy and the well. All of my love, Holly. |
| Name: | Otter Medicine Woman |
| Comments: | Dear Eberhard..sleep well Little Dancing Bear...My heart is on the ground...love and hugs, Otter |
| Name: | Otter Medicien Woman |
| Comments: | Dear Eberahrd..sleep well Little Dancing Bear...My heart is on the ground...love and hugs, Otter |
| Name: | colette, farid, killiane |
| E-mail address: | ckaplun@freesurf.ch |
| Comments: | rosmarie juste gave me this internet adress. i read it.
we love you. so much... budda said: happiness is not at the end of the path, happiness IS the path. colette, farid and killiane |
| Name: | Annette Kaplun |
| E-mail address: | kaplun@foyer-handicap.ch |
| Comments: | Dear Eberhardt,
Rosmarie tells me how you are going through difficult moments with admirable courage and serenity. It is in such times of life that the character of people appears. You are showing clearly, beautifully, that you belong to the few who have this inner feeling of beyond, that gives strength and peace. You are great Eberherdt. I am very much in thought with both of you. With love, Annette |
| Name: | Colin Butler |
| E-mail address: | colin.butler@anu.edu.au |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.angelfire.com/on/bodhi |
| Comments: | Hi Eberhard,
Hope you are still well enough to read these comments. Anyway, I wanted to tell you that I am acknowledging you in my thesis, as the compiler of an endless source of emails that cumulatively demanded action. Not that I'm all that convinced the effort has been worthwhile, but hell, we have to do something. Thank you. Colin |
| Name: | Robert Macwange |
| E-mail address: | m.robert@telia.com |
| Comments: | May god be with you. |
| Name: | Otter Medicine Woman |
| E-mail address: | lori_lambert@skc.edu |
| Comments: | Hi Eberhard...I read where you are getting weaker by the day...Yesterday was an amazing day which brought so many nations together and so many nations fractured. Many friends across the wrold called to tell me how sorry they are about the terrorism attacks. How fragile life is from moment to moment. We are but specks of glittering sand on the stars. I pray you are not in pain and that you will just fall asleep. My brother, my dancing bear...love and hugs, Otter
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| Name: | Heiner Legewie |
| E-mail address: | H.Legewie |
| Comments: | Lieber Eberhard,
mit Erschütterung habe ich gestern von deiner Krebserkrankung erfahren, habe dein Public-Health-Vermächtnis "The state of public health. Remarks from a dying man" und den Big "C" Report (noch unvollständig) gelesen. Du bist mir seinerzeit durch unsere "virtuellen Freundschaft" nahe gekommen - auch wenn der mails-Austausch später versiegt ist. Ich leide mit dir und ich freue mich, daß du dein Lachen und deinen Lebensmut nicht verloren hast und für dein Sterben durch deine Familie und durch "Palliative Care" bis zum letzten Augenblick mit der Gesundheitsförderung lebst. Als ich gestern in deinem "C" Report las, erfuhr ich von den schrecklichen Anschlägen in Amerika - und dein Sterben, deine Worte in "The state of public health" und diese Gewalt haben sich zu einem Knoten in meinem Kopf zusammengefügt. Ein Kommnentator schrieb: Auch der Krieg wird zugleich privatisiert und globalisiert. Ich denke daß die Themen zusammengehören. Ich weiß nicht, ob du noch deine e-mails lesen kannst. Ich wünsche dir auf deiner Reise, daß nicht nur die Schmerzen dich quälen sondern daß du in den letzten Tagen noch viel lernst und erfährst. (Ich habe das bei meiner eigenen Mutter erfahren, die 80jährig an Darmkrebs gestorben ist und in ihren letzten Wochen noch eine vorher nicht gekannte Heiterkeit erlangt hat) Mir werden deine Adorno-Zitate und deine bissigen Kommentare fehlen. Heiner |
| Name: | Kas |
| Comments: | Travel lightly my dear friend and when I think of you I smile.
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| Name: | Susanne+ Mayra+Kati |
| E-mail address: | sanne.metzner@snafu.de |
| Comments: | Lieber Eberhard,
"Man kann die Menschen entbehren, aber man bedarf eines Freundes", sagt ein chinesisches Sprichwort, und das Lied: " Ein Freund, ein guter Freund, das ist das schönste, was es gibt auf der Welt..." trällert besonders Kati für ihr Leben gern.Man braucht Freunde nicht täglich, es reicht das Umeinanderwissen, ihr Nahesein in Stunden, in denen wir uns oft selbst fremd sind,in denen sie uns liebevoll einen Weg zeigen. - Ich bin sehr traurig,dass du uns verlassen wirst. Du hast mir einen Weg gezeigt, den ich seitdem manchmal etwas ängstlich, aber doch mutig weitergehe und das Wissen um Dich/Euch hat mich oft getragen ; und- es wird mich weiter tragen.Die Kinder kommen: "So lange du lachst und den Augenblick genießt sind wir bei dir und werden an dich denken!"(Mayra) und von Kati, die neben mir steht, soll ich dir sagen, dass sie weint und morgen wird sie für Dich das Lied "Ein Freund, ein guter Freund "singen. "Wir sind traurig. Aber wir vergessen dich nicht und auch wenn du weg sein solltest, dann erinnern wir uns gerne an `den etwas dicklichen netten Abenteurer, der auszog um Australien zu erforschen´!!!"(Mayra) Wir wünschen dir Liebe, Sonnenschein, ein Lächeln und umarmen dich, Sanne, Mayra und Kati. |
| Name: | Ruth |
| E-mail address: | r.wenzel@comlink.org |
| Comments: | Lieber Eberhard,
in meinem Alltag begleitest Du mich oft. Mit meinen Gedanken bin ich bei Dir und versuche mir vorzustellen, wie es Dir geht - körperlich, geistig und emotional. Ich habe den Vergleich mit Bernd, dem ich während seiner Leukämie-Erkrankung ein wenig zur Seite stehen konnte. Wenn Du Deine Gedanken über das Sterben und den Tod, und vor allem über das Dir verbleibende Leben schreibst, beruhigt es mich und gleichzeitig macht es mich traurig. Meine Erfahrung mit Menschen, die auf dem Weg des Sterbens sind, wird durch Dich wieder bestätigt. Sie selber gehen diesen Weg in den meisten Fällen mit einer gewissen Gelassenheit und Ruhe, lediglich wir, die zurückbleiben werden, müssen mit einem Meer von Gefühlen fertig werden. Und doch frage ich Dich, bist Du nicht auch traurig, mußt Du nicht auch weinen? Das Gedicht "End of the Beginnig" gefällt mir sehr. "The loss you feel today will be replaced by good long lasting memories". So wird es sein. Und Sonja erzähle ich immer wieder von dem Gespräch über Dein Gewicht, das sie (damals 6 Jahre alt) mit Dir führte, als Du uns vor drei Jahren vom Bahnhof in Soden-Allendorf abgeholt hattest. Sie hat ja sonst kaum eine Erinnerung an Dich. Als Hans-Ulrich starb, hatte ich mir ein Buch mit leeren Seiten zurechtgelegt, in das ich Gedichte, Zitate, Songs, Aphorismen usw. schrieb, die mich und meine Gefühle am ehesten widerspiegelten. Das Buch habe ich all die Jahre über weitergeführt. Ich finde dort vieles zu verschiedenen Themen, zu verschiedenen (persönlichen)Ereignissen. Das Gedicht "End of the Beginning" wird dort auch einen Platz finden. Beim Durchblättern habe ich jetzt zwei Texte gefunden, die ich Dir nicht vorenthalten will. Sie haben viel mit dem zu tun, was Du denkst und fühlst. "Wie ein guter Tag einen glücklichen Schlaf beschert, so beschert ein gut verbrachtes Leben einen glücklichen Tod." (Leonardo da Vinci) Und wie sieht ein gut verbrachtes Leben aus? "Laß uns wieder lernen, den Augenblick zu genießen, zu nehmen, was ist, mit beiden Händen, hier und jetzt zu leben, bevor wir das Leben verbracht haben mit sorgenvollen Blicken in die Zukunft und den Erinnerungen an die gute alte Zeit. (Jochen Mariss) Die Fotos! Ich sehe da einen Bruder, dessen Augen eine Offenheit zeigen, die in zwei Richtungen geht: offen Dir selbst und offen dem anderen gegenüber - mit allen Konsequenzen. Schaue ich mir die Fotos von Dir (aus den 70er/80er Jahren und von 1998) an, die über meinem Schreibtisch hängen, dann entdecke ich dort um Deinen Körper einen Panzer. Obwohl die aktuellen Fotos mich wesentlich mehr bewegen, kann ich die alten (noch) nicht auswechseln. Ich möchte Dir für heute erst einmal "Tschüß" sagen. Ich wünsche Dir, daß Du weiterhin schmerzfrei bleibst und ein paar Dinge tun kannst, die Dir Spaß machen. An Rosmarie meine herzlichsten Grüße! Lots of love von Ruth (und auch von Claus und Sonja, die schon schläft) |
| Name: | Lucien Schlosser |
| E-mail address: | schlosser@bigfoot.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.uni-ulm.de/public_health/old/ls/ |
| Comments: | Love and peace to you, dear Eberhard, as well. And good luck (if this is still a term to be usable in your situation)
:´-) Lucien |
| Name: | Kas |
| E-mail address: | khealy@mail.ucf.edu |
| Comments: | David wrote:
And please leave a space at the table for those who must follow and who'll be looking for your footprints by the river to show us where and how to safely cross. Hey and don't forget to drop by from the other side in due course for a personal visit... I expect the method will beat Quantas coach and I'm sure you'll quickly figure out how to circumvent all the rules against it :) David thank you - I had thought the same but could never put it as well. Eberhard, I want a visit too and I have seen your footprints elsewhere...you don't always cross where it is safe...but what the heck... Love to you and to your dear ones. Kas |
| Name: | Ana Lucia Ruggiero |
| E-mail address: | ruggiero-dlr@usa.net |
| Comments: | Dear Dr. Wenzel,
Somewhere I read "... from the past everything is gone except its beauty. Nothing is left but blessings...". Certainly your contributions are good, long, lasting memories. Thank you and greetings from Washington, DC. |
| Name: | David |
| E-mail address: | david@knopfler.com |
| Comments: | EW, in completing your cycle of life in this heroic and yet completely human way
you remain what at heart you always will be - - an extraordinary man and an inspirational and compassionate teacher. May your departure be posponed for as long as you wish to remain with us. And please leave a space at the table for those who must follow and who'll be looking for your footprints by the river to show us where and how to safely cross. Hey and don't forget to drop by from the other side in due course for a personal visit... I expect the method will beat Quantas coach and I'm sure you'll quickly figure out how to circumvent all the rules against it :) |
| Name: | liz Eckermann |
| E-mail address: | lizeck@deakin.edu.au |
| Comments: | Dear Eberhard
Ironic that you wrote the first book on the Body and Society and know so well how the body is both enabling and a liability. When the body turns nasty on us, it limits our capacity to express the spirit and display the energy but it never actually stops the soul from being. Your soul will be around forever whether you are embodied or not. We will continue to communicate with YOU (sans a body) even beyond the time when our own existence becomes disembodied. love always Liz |
| Name: | Peter Voß |
| E-mail address: | petervoss00@t-online.de |
| Comments: | Lieber Eberhard, Lachen heilt nicht und tröstet die Trauernden nicht, aber es macht das Leid erträglicher. Es gibt tausend Gründe, zu lachen, banale und gewichtige, aber das Größte ist, vor dem Start ins Unbekannte lachen zu können. Als Gagarin auf der Startrampe stand, da hat er gelacht: "Pojechali!" - Los geht's! Ein Leichtfuß oder ein Held? Ich bewundere Deine innere Ruhe und Kraft und die Klarheit des Denkens, die in ein befreiendes Lachen mündet. Die Fotos zeigen mir einen Sieger, trotz alledem. Ich habe in den letzten Jahren liebe Menschen ins Vergessen dahindämmern sehen: Demenz, Alzheimer, Gehirnschlag. Man steht so hilflos daneben, weil das Wort nicht mehr zu ihnen dringt. Für mich sind sie schon gestorben, auch wenn ich ihre Hände noch halte. Es ist eine Sünde wider den Geist und Gott sollte sich dafür schämen, wenn es ihn denn gibt. Das Denken, unser größter Schatz, sollte uns bleiben und uns über die letzte Schwelle begleiten. Das wäre die Chance für einen guten Witz, der die ratlos Dabeistehenden zum Lachen bringt. Bleibe wach! Peter |
| Name: | Kas |
| E-mail address: | khealy@cfl.rr.com |
| Comments: | <p>I just sent this out to Eberhard. Swami Beyondananda has always reminded me a little of Eberhard...So for those of us who fluctuate between teary eyes and giggles at the drop of a thought - </p>
<p>10 Ways To Drive Your Karma & Curb Your Dogma: </p> <p>Swami Beyondananda's Guidelines for Enlightenment </p> <p>1. Be a Fundamentalist - make sure the Fun always comes before da mental. Realize that life is a situation comedy that will never be canceled. A laugh track has been provided and the reason why we are put in the material world is to get more material. Have a good laughtsitive twice a day, and that will insure regular hilarity. </p> <p>2. Remember that each of us has been given a special gift - just for entering. So you are already winner! </p> <p>3. The most powerful tool on the planet today is Tell-A-Vision. That is where I tell a vision to you, and you tell a vision to me. That way, if we don't like the programming we're getting, we can change the channel. </p> <p>4. Life is like photography. You use the negative to develop. And, no matter what adversity you face, be reassured: Of course God loves you, He's (you're) just not ready to make a commitment. </p> <p>5. It is true. As we go through life thinking heavy thoughts, thought particles tend to get caught between the ears, causing a condition called truth decay. So be sure to use mental floss twice a day. And when you're tempted to practice tantrum yoga, remember what we teach in Swami's Absurdiveness Training class: "Don't get even, get odd." </p> <p>6. If we want world peace, we must let go of our attachments and truly live like nomads. That's where I no mad at you, you no mad at me. That way, there'll surely be no madness on the planet. And peace begins with each of us. A little peace here, a little peace there, pretty soon all the pieces will fit together to make one big peace everywhere. </p> <p>7. I know great earth changes have been predicted for the future, so if you're looking to avoid earthquakes, my advice is simple. When you find a fault, just don't dwell on it. </p> <p>8. There's no need to change the world. All we have to do is toilet train the world, and we'll never have to change it again. </p> <p>9. If you're looking to find the key to the Universe, I have some bad news and some good news. The bad news is - there is no key to the Universe. The good news is - it has been left unlocked. </p> <p>10. Finally, everything I have told you is channeled. That way, if you don't like it, it's not my fault. And remember, enlightenment is not a bureaucracy.... So you don't have to go through channels. |
| Name: | Kas |
| E-mail address: | khealy@cfl.rr.com |
| Comments: | <p>Dearest Eberhard and Family, </p>
<p>I wrote this note the other night when I read the healing circle news. I sent it to your mail address and then later realized you may not be using that account at present and I need to say ...not goodbye...but fare thee well.</p> <p>I want you to know that as long as I live, whenever I think about Public Health I will be thinking of you with fond memories and admiration for all you have done - and all you will continue to do, by virtue of your work and your words. You will live in my heart and continue in my teaching. I am sad for myself and for the loss your family (and indeed, the world) will feel until we all adjust to you being present in just our hearts and our minds. You know it is a truly amazing thing you have done - your departure on the great adventure will impact people all over the globe. Not many people have that kind of effect. </p> <p>I hope you can take time to absorb and savor the things of this earth - the colors of sunrise, the sounds of birds, the smell of the earth after a rain, the touch of those you love. I know in my heart you will trancend these earthly delights to a full appreciation of the universe that will be stunning in its joy. Savor the transient senses of the earth and know you are beloved of many. </p> <p>The Ship </p> <p>I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails in the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength, and I stand and watch her until at length she is only a ribbon of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other. Then someone at my side says, "There! She's gone!" Gone where? Gone from my sight - that is all. She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side, and just as able to bear her load of living freight to the place of destination. Her diminished size is in me, not in her, and just at the moment when someone at my side says "There! She's gone!" there are other voices ready to take up the glad shout "There! She comes!" And that is dying. </p> <p>From: "The Ship" by David (Mickey) Marcus in "Jewish Insights on Death and Mourning" edited by Jack Riemer with a forward by Sherwin B. Nuland. NY: Schocken Books, 1995. Page 313. </p> |
| Name: | Ana Rosa |
| E-mail address: | morenoar@att.net.mx |
| Comments: | Dear Eberhared:
It was very nice to read your recent note. I meditate everyday. Today, I will send you from my heart light, love and compassion. We are just energy, energy flows in the Universe and I will send you Reiki energy. Kind regards. Ana Rosa |
| Name: | kas |
| E-mail address: | khealy@cfl.rr.com |
| Comments: | My heart is broken for the world. |
| Name: | Kathie |
| E-mail address: | kathie_68@mbox.com.au |
| Comments: | Dear Eberhard
May peace be all around you and those close to you at this time. |
| Name: | Kas |
| E-mail address: | khealy@cfl.rr.com |
| Comments: | Sending lots of good thoughts your way. If there is more
than good thoughts I can offer please let me know. You are a special person in this world.<p>Kas |
| Name: | Harry |
| E-mail address: | H.Vanissum@mailbox.gu.edu.au |
| Comments: | Hi Eberhard, I have had a read occasionally your page just
to see how you were progressing. Hopefully we will catch up soon. Take it easy. Harry |
| Name: | Jan and Marian |
| E-mail address: | janhalm@hetnet.nl |
| Comments: | Dear Eberhard and Rosmarie,
we're glad you're continuing the Big C-report with the recovery period: it gives us an idea about how you're doing, without e-mailing direct, which would add to your chores. We realise it will take time to recover from the therapy and hope you continue to get better and stronger every day. We think about you two and have started to save for Australia in 2002. All our love. |
| Name: | Eberhard |
| E-mail address: | e.wenzel@mailbox.gu.edu.au |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.ldb.org/ |
| Comments: | Hi folks,
<br> the Healing Circle is open again for your comments and support. <br> Thanks for your kind thoughts - Eberhard. |