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Special Section: Stories from three Native Americans

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A special way of welcoming newcomers

Plus more in the May 2006 AA Grapevine

AA Grapevine
May 2006 - Vol. 62, No. 12

Special Section:

Special Section: Doctors and AA


Sponsor Your Doctor
by John L. Norris, MD — (reprinted from January 1976 Grapevine)

Dinner with Doctors
— Helping physicians help alcoholics

The CPC Desk
— A staff member talks about working with professionals

A Personal Approach
Sebastopol, California — A member talks about the program with his physician

Also in this issue:

Tradition Five: What a Group ?Ought? to Be
— A look at the long form of the Tradition

Another Man on the Bed
Loma Linda, California — A well-known painting reminds a member of his last drink

Denial: A Story in Three Parts Los Angeles, California— The thick wall fi nally cracks for a hard-drinking lawyer

Sponsor/Sponsee:Fellowship on Call
Huntsville, Texas — Accessing AA
You can download and listen to this story at AudioGrapevine

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The Big Book Connection
Huntsville, Alabama — A message left behind
You can download and listen to this story at AudioGrapevine

Fifty-Year Wonders:A Living Big Book
— Walking it like she talks it

Jackpot
North York, Ontario — There was one thing this drunk could count on: every time he drank, he got drunk

A Twelfth Step Call in the Wild
Ketchikan, Alaska — An unexpected opportunity to help a drunk

Along Spiritual Lines:Honoring One?s Faith
Los Angeles, California — An Orthodox Jew talks about faith, recovery, and the Steps of AA

AA Around the World:Persian Gulf Countries Hold Fifth Annual AA Convention

Window View
Muskegon, Michigan — Reflections on a life in recovery