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Fleeing from pain: seven short cases of Opium
Opium is one of our well-known remedies, generally relating to ailments from shock where the patient is left in a more or less dazed state. The pain, both physical and emotional, has caused the person to dissociate, leaving the body, as it were, in order to avoid the trauma. Physical pain is dulled, as observed in the use of opiates for pain relief, and emotional pain is avoided, as known from the opium dens of the Orient. This, however, leaves the body relatively uninhabited, with the vital force that governs mental and bodily functions less available. Physical functions tend to slow down, constipation and snoring from excessively deep sleep being major indicators for the use of Opium as a remedy. The senses, however, can also be heightened, picking up on barely perceptible signals, as though one is scanning the environment for signs of danger. It is crucial in case-taking, when noticing such signs, to be aware of the possibility of severe trauma in the past, even if it is unknown to the patient. As we shall see in the cases below, giving Opium can cause an underlying situation, with all its pain, to surface in order to be healed. It might be possible that "pain" remedies are then needed, or that previously well-indicated remedies can suddenly be effective, once the person is more available to receive them.
A thirty year old woman was brought by her parents for treatment of narcolepsy. Although she lived on her own, she required their constant care and support since she could lapse into a comatose state at any given moment. Her parents often found her collapsed in a heap at her home, with the shower still running or the gas on. She was unable to lead an independent life or hold down a job; her only participation in life was to play the organ at church on Sundays, when she was well enough. During the initial consultation, she looked as though she was drugged, with drowsy eyes and a flushed, swollen face. Her speech was very slow and she talked with difficulty, saying that everything felt as though it was in slow motion, as in a dream. According to her parents, all her functions were slowed down and she suffered from severe constipation, for which she used laxatives.
Her problem had started twelve years previously. She had caught her leg in barbed wire and the wound had become infected, requiring two minor operations under a whiff of anaesthetics to clear out the infection, as antibiotics had not proved effective enough. Since that time, she had gradually gone downhill to the point where she could no longer look after herself. I gave her repeated doses of Opium, initially a C200 dose once per month, then later 1M once per month. Slowly but surely, she returned to life and function. Seven months later, she was bright and lively, conversing cheerfully and starting to rebel at her parents' "interference" in her life. She was able to come on her own and at this point I asked her a question that had been puzzling me: "Have you ever had a very severe shock?" It seemed to me that the two fairly minor operations could not have been solely accountable for twelve years of narcolepsy. "Yes. I have never talked about this but years ago I did something really stupid. It was a game that we had with a couple of neighbourhood girls. We used to like getting my neighbour all riled up by teasing his daughter. He was not quite in his right mind and we liked it when he would rant and rage at us; we'd laugh and run away. One day, however, he ran after us through the fields. My friend got caught in barbed wire and she was afraid of him catching her, so she pointed to me as the culprit. He caught me and started to kick me so hard that I really thought I was going to die; you wouldn't kick a grown cow that hard. He went completely bezerk. I was so ashamed of myself that I never told my parents, knowing that I had brought it on myself."
It seemed that the operations merely triggered an underlying trauma, a situation where she had though she was going to die.
A thirty-seven year old woman suffered from many problems following an accident she had as a young girl: at seven she had been run over by a truck, crushing her pelvis and causing her to be in a body cast for many months, while in hospital far from her home. On returning home, she became very accident prone, breaking one bone after another. People sometimes commented that she was "not quite there", even though she was very intelligent. She later suffered from depression, for which she sought psychotherapy. She was found to have a grossly enlarged bladder, which was retaining urine, causing chronic cystitis and kidney malfunction.
Thirty years after the accident, she returned to the site, feeling the need to "call back her soul", as she put it. She found the exact spot where she had been run over and recalled the events of years before. "I was standing behind the truck, looking at a cat just up the ally. I didn't hear the truck back up, it hit my head, then it rolled over me and I was under it, looking up at the dirty underside and wondering if it would roll over me again. People came and pulled me out. Everyone was standing around, talking in a panic with each other, but no one talked with me. No one told me I would be alright, told me that I would live."
Taking Opium has been one of the many things she has done to heal herself from the trauma, which had many layers. Here, we see the need to respond to someone in shock, immediately calling them back to life. Even many years later, Opium can enhance various other treatments by enabling the patient to be more present in the process.
A young boy was brought for treatment of severe constipation since several months. Even with the help of laxatives, his bowels barely moved and his few stools were rock-hard. His mother was clear about the cause of the complaint: "It started straight after he had an accident. Our dog got caught in barbed wire. He tried to free him but the dog, crazed with pain and fear, bit him badly. He was taken to hospital and we didn't even notice until we got there that he had many more bites than we could see; he didn't even seem to feel the pain. There was a big chunk out of his leg that he hadn't even noticed, as well as severe bites to his hands. The doctors say that it can't have anything to do with his constipation but I know that this is the cause."
Repeated doses of Opium 1M cleared up his constipation and apparently helped to lift a "cloud" that had been hanging over him since the accident. "He was not quite there; he was doing badly at school and not getting along with his friends anymore, wanting to be on his own. Now, we've got our boy back!"
A woman in her sixties came for complaints of hypersensitivity, especially to sound. "I can hear everything, even things that other people can't hear. I even hear the sound of electricity, the sound of the electrical grid. It's not tinnitus, I know what that is, it's sounds coming from outside of me that I can't filter out." Being a therapist herself, she led me to where she needed to go: "Don't even bother asking me about my recent divorce or the death of my parents, it has nothing to do with that. Ask me about my dental history." It turned out that as a child she had been sent with her brother to the dentist and it had been extremely traumatic for her. A tooth had been extracted and she bled profusely, feeling that she was drowning in her own blood but that the dentist was oblivious to her distress. "He later told my mother that he would never treat me again because I made such a fuss; I was completely hysterical with fear. I had to travel home with my brother on the bus and I was still bleeding. It would seem that the shock of that time caused my palate to stop growing properly and for a long time it remained the same size, which required even more dental treatment as the teeth became crowded. It has all been such a drama."
Here we see the opposite reaction to the well-known lack of reactivity of Opium. Opium provings show both sides of the coin, with references to the acuteness of hearing: "Hears flies crawling on the wall. Hears the sound of distant church bells."
Opium 1M in repeated doses helped to reduce her extreme sensitivity to sound. Later, Silica, which seemed more constitutional to her but had not helped her in the past, helped to resolve some remaining issues.
A woman brought in her 11 month old baby, ostensibly for treatment of her tonsils, as she assumed that they must be the cause of the loud snoring of her daughter. "She snores so loudly that she keeps us awake, even when she is asleep in the bedroom far down the hall." Speaking of sleeping, I noticed that the child was extremely placid, having not opened her eyes at all since being carried in, despite our lively conversation. "She is so calm, such an easy baby. She sleeps 25 hours a day!" This seemed to go farther than merely being an easy baby, so I asked if the girl had experienced any shock or trauma in her young life. "Well, her birth was extremely traumatic, for me as well as for her. It was to be a home birth – I am a midwife and wanted it that way – but it came on so suddenly and I was bleeding profusely before the doctor arrived; I nearly died of blood loss. He grabbed the baby, who was healthy, and put her in a cot that had been warmed with a hot water bottle. He didn't look at her again until I was stitched up and put on a drip. When he finally checked her, he was mortified: she had been place naked next to a metal hot water bottle, which in the panic no one had thought to remove from her cot. She had third degree burns all down one side but she never gave a peep. She has had so many operations since then, plastic surgery to repair the damage, but it always gets infected and the grafts don't hold, so she has to go back for more. It's a vicious circle."
I gave her a dose of Opium 200 on the spot and warned the mother that her daughter might "wake up" and start to feel the pain. In that case, she was to give Carbo animalis 200C due to the burns. The next morning the mother phoned, saying: "I'm glad you warned me about what might happen. I have never heard my daughter cry, let alone shriek, and now she is bellowing the house down!" Carbo animalis, made from the burnt hide of an animal, helped to ease her pain and to heal her skin, which cleared up into tidy scars without the need for more operations. The snoring stopped after that first night. The little girl was treated some years later with Ferrum Phosphoricum for the tendency to coughs. She had the same colouring (sandy blond), build (squarish) and feisty temperament as her mother, who did well on Ferrum Phosphoricum for chronic fatigue and food allergies. One wonders if treating the mother before her pregnancy might have prevented the near fatal bleeding and disastrous birth.
A girl in her early teens was brought for treatment of a very unsightly birth mark on her leg. There was a large patch of bright red skin, which looked as though it had been burnt, with veins bubbling out from the skin. It was impossible for her to wear tight jeans, as her skin burst and bled due to the pressure of the fabric. It reminded me of the look of the previous patient's burnt skin. Yet, this had been present at birth already and there had been no trauma during the pregnancy. On the indication of a dream she had, about burning to death in a house fire, I decided to treat her as though some burn had occurred. I started with Opium 200C, followed by Carbo animalis 200C in repeated doses, over several months. Slowly but surely, the "burn" healed, leaving clear skin behind.
A woman in her forties came for treatment of chronic vaginal thrush. She had been treated with Sepia in the past by another homeopath, as that seemed suitable to her type and her complaint, but this had not brought relief. "I am quite reluctant to try homeopathy at all because I am so sensitive. I pick up on everything and have even made it my profession to 'read' people's state, since I can sense what is going on for them. Homeopathy tends to throw me off balance if it is not exactly right, so I don't want to take remedies." This posed quite a problem, so a different approach was required.
"My problems started 15 years ago, before that I was fine. I was in a huge car accident and was in a coma for eight months. During that time, the thrush started and I have never been free of it since then, no matter what I do." We went back in time to the accident and her subsequent coma, and she was given Opium 200C. Being so sensitive she was asked to simply hold the vial of Opium in her hand. Her reaction was immediate: "Oomph, I am here!" She made a motion with her hands, as though pulling something from the air downwards, into herself. The change in her eyes was startling: suddenly one could see a clarity, where before there had been a vagueness, and the white that had been showing under her irises was gone. She started, however, to complain of pain, as though she had been beaten. The Opium was put aside and a vial of Arnica 200C was put in her hand, while she moaned and groaned. Hypericum followed, due to the shooting pains she then described, and then Staphysagria, when she told of feeling maltreated in hospital. "I was treated like a thing because I wasn't present. They would just shove a catheter in me, with no regard for my dignity, and I would be watching it all from the ceiling!" The last remedy was Sepia once again, even though it had done nothing for her in the past. She held this in her hand for a while, then went to the toilet and expelled a large chunk of mucous from her vagina. She was later given Aurum Muriaticum due to severe issues with her mother, which she "took" in the same fashion, holding it in her hand and allowing the energy to do its work. It was the fastest response to homeopathic treatment that I have ever witnessed, and although it was not along the traditional lines, it opened doors for me in treating hypersensitive patients. It showed me the need to be truly homeopathic in our prescriptions, working in the way that best suits patients, at their own tempo, and with their own specific way of taking the remedy.
Photos from Wikimedia
Opium smokers in the East End of London, 1874. From the Illustrated London News,
Barbed wire (rusting after years of hard work); Waugsberg
Fliegergriff (airman-hold); Produnis
Car crash; Thue
Keywords: shock, pain, trauma, constipation, snoring, depression, burns, narcolepsy, hypersensitiviy to sound
Remedies: Aurum muriaticum, Carbo animalis, Hypericum perforatum, Opium, Sepia officinalis, Staphysagria
Anne Sash
Reply #5 on : Mon June 15, 2015, 06:01:57
Dear Deborah, I have seen you a couple of times long ago now (20 years?) in Melbourne. Most interesting seminars ever for me, your drug remedy cases.. I always remembered Opium vividly from that, had such a patient today. Thank you sincerely for your terrific work in this area.
Reply #4 on : Fri January 31, 2014, 20:50:42
Did the patient hold the remedy in a glass container or on their bare hand? Taking this one step further, do you think it's possible to be cured just by thinking about a remedy? I have read and seen various things which would suggest the answer to be a yes
Re: Opium case questions
Reply #3 on : Thu February 03, 2011, 04:13:39
I will answer both comments at the same time, as they apply to the same case. I must say that this case has challenged my concepts, and I have had doubts as to whether to talk about it at all, let alone publish it, so I find it important to clarify things more fully than in my very short article. First and foremost, my aim is to be as truly "homeopathic" as possible in my prescriptions - not only in the choice of the remedy but also in following as accurately as possible what is happening for that person. This woman was in a separate category from the beginning, letting me know that she hardly dared to take remedies due to her extreme sensitivity and her averse reactions in the past (even with LM potenties). Knowing that Hahnemann initially just let his patients sniff the remedy, it seemed that holding the remedy would be a good alternative to ingesting it, and her reactions were indeed immediate and deep. I felt no need to try other potencies with her, though that could have been a possibility, too. Since then, I have found that extremely sensitive patients can simply "tune in" to a remedy by holding it, or taping it to their skin, which gives them a greater sense of control over their process than ingesting it. The potency itself is then not such an issue.
The second question was about the frequent and rapid change of remedies. Again, this had to do with the extreme sensitivity of the patient, the situation that she presented, and her rapid and profound response to the remedies that she held in her hand. In general, like most classical homeopaths, I am used to waiting and waiting, allowing a remedy to do its work. It is more important for me, however, to follow that which the patient herself dictates - in this case, the pace of the remedy - than to abide by rules. In acute cases we often see a patient passing from one state to another and we follow that process with remedies as needed. It seemed that this patient's state was an acute one, frozen in time, as though she was still in shock from the accident, even though she managed to function more or less "normally". Most people take a long time to process events, even under homeopathic treatment, but she was able to shift the various layers quickly and effectively, moving through one state to another. She then came out at a more "constitutional" level and required a remedy which has worked long and deeply for her since then, with no need for change or repetition.
changing of the remedy
Reply #2 on : Wed February 02, 2011, 10:26:56
Deborah, why did you use so many medicines in the last case?
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hypersensitive patients
Reply #1 on : Fri December 31, 2010, 22:37:15
Deborah, I applaud you for acknowledging the importance of adjusting dose/potency for hypersensitive patients as seen in your last case. Did you consider starting at a lower potency?
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More changes. Autumn Woods, who did such a great job for the Columbia Gorge Winegrowers Association, and her husband, Barney Brennan, have completed purchase of the Hood River Bagel Co. at 13 Oak Ave. from Aaron and Shannon Bray. They're on site, getting it ready to open under new management.
There's interesting back story here. Woods and Brennan met when both worked at Full Sail Brewing (Brennan is still there). And she knew Aaron Bray from back then, when he worked there as well. Bray is now suds-deep into Double Mountain Brewing. Full Sail, it seems, is the incubator for small business ambition in the Hood. The power of good yeast.


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Web Focus Corner: The World Wide Web Consortium
data software html css copyright hypertext pics research
Brian Kelly ponders whether the academic community can have a role in shaping the web of the future.
Launch of the W3C-LA Initiative
On Wednesday 3rd December Tim Berners-Lee, the British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web, was one of the guest speakers at a meeting held in London to mark the launch of the W3C-LA, an initiative funded by the European Union's Esprit programme aimed at leveraging the Web for European Industry. The meeting [1] provided an opportunity for W3C staff members to summarise recent developments to web protocols. The presentations were accompanied by poster displays and demonstrations.
As described in the W3C's Press Release [2], the leveraging action is aimed at accelerating the adoption of innovative web software developments. Work to be carried out within W3C-LA includes the development of Demonstrator systems, including implementations of new HTTP technologies, aimed at improving the performance of the web, use of new CSS and HTML facilities to demonstrate best practices for information providers, PICS for rating and filtering materials, etc. A series of Symposia and Workshops will be held which will describe web advances and the development of the demonstrators.
W3C-LA is run by INRIA, the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control and W3C host in Europe, in partnership with CLRC-RAL, the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils-Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the United Kingdom. To enhance the communication between W3C and the Web community, W3C have opened a number of offices. The UK Office is based at CLRC-RAL [3]. CLRC-RAL have produced further information about W3C-LA [4].
Joining W3C
The launch of W3C-LA and the establishment of W3C Offices in the UK should be welcomed by members of the UK Higher Education community, as it will help in developing links with the body responsible for coordinating web developments.
JISC [5] and UKERNA [6] have been members of W3C for some time but, until very recently, no UK universities have joined. It is now timely for institutions to consider joining.
W3C feel that by joining W3C, institutions can maximise the potential of their business while helping W3C to achieve its mission: "to realise the full potential of the Web".
The reasons for joining W3C can be summarised as:
W3C Members become the best informed organisations about the Web allowing mature decision making.
W3C Members are seen to be the play-makers evolving the Web and its services. All the main players are Members.
Involvement:
W3C Members participate in the policy forming activities that chart the future of the Web.
Influence:
W3C Members submit proposals, make and implement decisions that shape the future of the Web.
W3C Members through their involvement with W3C become the preferred suppliers or the expert users of Web products and services.
Universities can join W3C as associate members for a membership subscription of $5,000 per annum. It should be noted that the associate membership, which is open to non-profit making organisations and businesses with a gross revenue under $50M, entitles the organisation to full membership priviliges.
If you feel that your organisation would benefit from active participation with W3C and the W3C working groups, you should consider joining. Universities with research interests in hypertext systems, networked information, communications and data formats may well have much to contribute, as well as to gain, by establishing close links with experts in W3C Working Groups. Universities who are active in developing networked information services or distance learning could benefit.
If you would like further details, please contact Brian Kelly, who, as UK Web Focus, is the JISC representative on W3C. Brian can be contacted by sending email to B.Kelly@ukoln.ac.uk, by phoning 01225 323943 or at the address given below.
Evolution of the Web: Impact on European Industry,
http://www.cclrc.ac.uk/News/03dec97.html
World Wide Web Consortium Launches W3C-LA Initiative,
http://www.w3.org/Press/W3C-LA
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory,
http://www.rl.ac.uk/
W3C-LA: World Wide Web Consortium - Leveraging Action,
http://www.dci.clrc.ac.uk/Activity.asp?W3C-LA
JISC,
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/
UKERNA,
http://www.ukerna.ac.uk/
UK Web Focus,
Email: B.Kelly@ukoln.ac.uk
UKOLN Web Site: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/
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Employees, contractors, and agencies are banned from using any device that handles user data.
your so called "government" will give you iPhone instead win-win eh?
Anonymous, 20 Aug 2018..... Did you read the Article at all? It states that beca... moreDude, i've read the article and know wat it says. BUT i don't give a s**t about US governments. I know the article says US governments are not allowed to use ZTE due to risk of some paranoid bull****.
I'm talking about people, and not US government and not US americans, I'm talking about humans and i don't care about what you and your governments say, think and do.
Anonymous, 14 Aug 2018ppl thinking google having your data and huawei and zte having y... moreVery True indeed, especially as Google/Social Media only use your data for the purpose of selling you Ads and Chinese phones being used to steal data for Government use is a massive difference.
I don't think google is going to use any data as a political advantage... Huawei and ZTE would/could.
Dominique, 15 Aug 2018Then China can ban use of iPhone for their government officials ... moreThat wont happen cause Apple as a company wont submit to the US or China when it comes to their security and have proven it on many occasions.
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If not let me explain why you're making a sugarloaf out of yourself. Apple is the most secure company in terms of phones and software. It auto encrypts itself to a point when not even the FBI can get into it.
To also add to the solid security if you do attempt to hack you way into an Idevice it will simply delete all saved data.
How do we know this? The shooter in Las vegas last year had an iphone and they(The FBI) couldn't get into the phone. Instead, they asked apple to forcefully unlock it and they said no for the reason of security. Basically if they unlocked the phone for the FBI, they breach their terms of conditions in which every Apple user agrees to when they start up their device for the first time.
Ooof, this took a lot longer than I wanted to invest my time in. However debunking your hate with logic and unbias was/is satisfying.
It states that because ZTE messed up, and the relations of China are at an all time low that from now on all US officials are not allowed to use one as those brands specifically are from China and handle information which due to relations pose a risk to the US and it's personal security/interests.
Joe, 15 Aug 2018IIRC Xi Jinping (The president of China) uses a ZTE Axon 7 as hi... moreIf true, then it would be much easier for him to propose the Apple ban.
US Officials say Huawei and ZTE are not secure, it means Huawei and ZTE are most secure and they don't want to give any information to US governments. So if you want really your data safe and away from US government or any others buy yourself a Huawei or ZTE.
Funniest post I've ever seen here.
Masterman, 15 Aug 2018There is absolutely no difference between communism and fascism.... moreWhy can't humans strive for Utopia?
It's like they never heard of it..
The whole world should ban the use of iPhone in the political, financial, and defense sector then.
Crackling Doom, 14 Aug 2018Apparently you don't. Only an totalitarian government disallows ... moreSure... let's concentrate all power (economic, legislative, executive and judicial) under a single "for the people" rule and pretend that is not, in nature, the very definition of a totalitarianism.
Romie Lee, 14 Aug 2018I'm so afraid to own or even simply hold or touch A Chinese phon... moreNothing to be afraid of if you are not a celebrity or a famous person.
Anonymous, 15 Aug 2018Knowing nothing about US Gov eh? Every Government "cheats" if it... moreThen China can ban use of iPhone for their government officials and employee in retaliation.
Dominique, 15 Aug 2018Do you know why there's still Taiwan and HK? Cheating is part of... moreKnowing nothing about US Gov eh? Every Government "cheats" if it is for their advantage. Sorry to tell you bro - life su*ks and mankind is bad, thats just how it is. How do I know? NSA did spy on us germans forever now with no bans on iphones or facebook ... why? Ask yourself.
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THE AISHA BUHARI INTERVIEW: I MAY NOT BACK MY HUSBAND IN 2019 IF HE CONTINUES LIKE THIS
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's wife has warned him that she may not back him at the next election unless he shakes up his government.
In a BBC interview, Aisha Buhari said the president "does not know" most of the top officials he has appointed.
She suggested the government had been hijacked, saying a "few people" were behind presidential appointments.
Mr Buhari was elected last year with a promise to tackle corruption and nepotism in government.
His wife's decision to go public with her concerns will shock many people, but it shows the level of discontent with the president's leadership, says the BBC's Naziru Mikailu in the capital, Abuja.
The president famously remarked at his inauguration that he "belongs to nobody and belongs to everybody".
In the interview with Naziru Mikailu, Mrs Buhari said: "The president does not know 45 out of 50, for example, of the people he appointed and I don't know them either, despite being his wife of 27 years."
She said people who did not share the vision of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were now appointed to top posts because of the influence a "few people" wield.
"Some people are sitting down in their homes folding their arms only for them to be called to come and head an agency or a ministerial position."
Asked to name those who had hijacked the government, she refused, saying: "You will know them if you watch television."
On whether the president was in charge, she said: "That is left for the people to decide."
Mrs Buhari said her husband had not told her whether he would contest the 2019 election.
"He is yet to tell me but I have decided as his wife, that if things continue like this up to 2019, I will not go out and campaign again and ask any woman to vote like I did before. I will never do it again."
Asked what she regarded as the government's major achievement, she said it was to improve security in the north-east where militant Islamist group Boko Haram has waged an insurgency since 2009.
"No-one is complaining about being attacked in their own homes. Thankfully everyone can walk around freely, go to places of worship, etc. Even kids in Maiduguri have returned to schools," Mrs Buhari said, referring to the city which was once the headquarters of the militant group.
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Up-to-date coverage on faerie wars Circulation: 177,117,108 Issue: 321 | 7th day of Celebrating, Y9
Neopia, Year 200: The Beginning - Part Three
by klaus239
Chapter Three: Prophecy
Fyora led the siblings and Brianne into another chamber. Unlike the arched, pink one they had just left, this one was smaller, stuffier, and had a fair bit of dust.
"AAA-CHOO!" Brianne sneezed as the dust particles came into contact with her nose. Fyora slowed down to check that she hadn't set anything on fire, and then continued on.
Not soon after, Fyora stopped at yet another door, this time a faded gold colour with a heavy gold lock adorning it. "It's been a long time since I opened this door," the Faerie Queen commented, "so be prepared for a lot of dust. That means you too, Brianne."
Brianne nodded and quickly took out a handkerchief to blow her nose with. While the Fire Faerie was doing this, Fyora had withdrawn a slender golden key and was turning the key in the lock. With a loud creak the door opened, and Fyora entered the dark room silently. Within minutes, however, she had made a globe of pink light in her palms and tossed it into the air, where it shone light on the entire chamber.
Everyone, excluding Fyora, gaped at the magnificent room revealed by the globe of light. It was a very large room, with all the ceilings and walls a shining gold colour. Tall bookcases with hundreds of scrolls in them dominated the space, with equally impressive gold statues of Faeries matching them in height.
"What is this place?" asked Layla as her wondering eyes gazed upon the entire room.
"The Hall of Legends," replied Fyora as she walked over to a bookcase. "It's where every single story ever written down in the history of Neopia is documented. Ever since we Faeries were exiled, however, we haven't been able to document any new stories, for obvious reasons. There are the occasional tales about the annual Faerie Festivals, but no-one bothers to put them here because they're always the same."
The Faerie Queen began to search the bookcase fervently until, many minutes later, she finally found the scroll she was looking for. "This is a story from Year 6 involving the Library Faerie and the Island Mystic," she announced, then unfurled the scroll and began to read.
"Yesterday I stopped by the Island Mystic's hut on Mystery Island. He had just finished an account of the recent Volcano Plot on the island involving a particularly volatile Fire Faerie, and I was interested in documenting it for the Hall of Legends. Well, when I entered his hut, he was looking at some cards- I don't know particularly what for- and then looked up and greeted me.
"Ah, hello, Lexica!" he said. "I'm just doing some work here. What can I help you with?"
I told him I was interested in picking up his Volcano Plot account, which he said I could have. We talked for a little while about the weather and what was really behind the Tiki Tack Man's mask, then, just when I was about to leave, he went all funny. I asked him what was wrong, and he said:
'Yellow, brown, blue and child
Shall brave the mighty currents wild
To meet the monarch of the air
And learn of half dozen traitors there.
They shall navigate this globe
With desert flame to guide their way
Until they reach the final node
Where fire shall be light, and truth be told
Something that harks back to days of old
And when the final deed is done
Light will escape back to the sun.'
Recognizing it as a prophecy, I copied it down and left the hut, after which the Mystic returned to normal.
-Lexica the Library Faerie, Y6"
There was a stunned silence, which Fyora broke.
"You see," the Faerie Queen said, "when I received that prophecy, I didn't think much of it, largely because it didn't have a time specified. However, I realize now that this prophecy is my final duty as Faerie Queen."
"Why's that?" asked Layla curiously.
Fyora sighed. "You see, young one, each Faerie Queen has at least ten or so prophecies that come true during their reign, each of which they must fulfill. When the final prophecy becomes true- at least, even in part- that signals that the current Queen's reign is drawing to a close."
"No!" Brianne's shocked cry echoed through the chamber. Fyora nodded sadly in response. Kayna, however, was focused more on the prophecy.
"Yellow, brown, blue and child..." the Zafara mused. "That's us, right?"
Fyora nodded, a smile beginning to form on her face. "Very good! Do you know what the next line refers to?"
The brown Zafara shook her head, at which Fyora smiled. "Well, 'mighty currents wild' refers to the winds that blow around Faerieland, which I'm sure you went through to get here."
"Then 'monarch of the air' must be you," Kayna realized. "But what does 'half dozen traitors' mean?"
Fyora looked at the Zafara for a moment, and then replied. "I have one more thing to inform you of. Brianne might know a bit about it, but now's a better time than any to let all of you know."
She paused. "However, I'm not really the one to explain all this. Someone else can do it far better than I can."
The Faerie Queen raised her voice.
"LEXICA!"
Almost immediately following Fyora's shout, the Library Faerie dashed into the Hall of Legends.
"Thank you for coming so quickly, Lexica," said Fyora as she glided past the breathless Faerie.
"Your Highness," gasped Lexica as she slowly and almost painfully curtsied. "What can I do for you today?"
"Have a seat, Lexica," the Faerie Queen advised as the lavender-garbed Faerie sat down on a step. "Could you recite for us the story of the Valkaeum?"
"The Valkaeum?" asked Lexica curiously. "But, Your Highness, you haven't requested that story in years!"
"I know," replied Fyora. "But I'm requesting it now, so if you could...?"
The Library Faerie nodded, pushed up her glasses, and began to speak.
"The Valkaeum were six Faeries that were the darkest, cruelest, most unlike Faeries you could ever come across. They banded together first in the Faerie Academy, I believe, and continued their alliance throughout the years after they graduated. 'Valkaeum' means 'traitors' in the ancient Faerie tongue, by the way. Each was eventually imprisoned across Neopia.
The members of this group are as follows: Scylla, a Water Faerie who was imprisoned inside a wave near Mystery Island by the Uber-Water Faerie. Scylla, nicknamed 'the Vengeance', believed that she was the most powerful of all Water Faeries and challenged the Uber-Water Faerie to a display of power, with the Island Mystic as a judge. She lost, and immediately began insulting the Mystic's judgment. Well, her competition became so fed up with Scylla's hurtful words that she imprisoned her.
Then there was Rheani, a Fire Faerie nicknamed 'the Fury' for her ability to quickly anger. She was imprisoned inside a crystal in the Ice Caves on Terror Mountain for her participation in a plan to erupt the Mystery Island Volcano, which wasn't exactly original considering that another Fire Faerie did the exact same thing many years before.
Next there was Persepa the Earth Faerie, whose mind-control talents earned her the nickname 'the Hypnotist'. Persepa was sealed within an unmarked cave in the Haunted Woods- unmarked meaning it can't appear on any map- for manipulating the rulers of Meridell, Brightvale, Maraqua and the Lost Desert to wage war on each other. Luckily, Fyora calmed them all down before things really got out of hand.
The fourth known member was Empesta the Air Faerie, who enjoyed messing with the weather and had the nickname 'the Tempest'. After causing the massive weather patterns that were blamed on all the Faeries, she was imprisoned within the Catacombs in Neopia Central.
The next two members are the most well-known. Laylith, a Light Faerie who can disguise herself as any Faerie and earned the nickname of 'the Illusionist' because of this, evaded capture for quite some time by disguising herself. She was finally imprisoned on Kreludor after many years.
And the last," Lexica lowered her voice, "is so terrible that merely her nickname brings terror to the hearts of Faeries. Her name was Jennumara, and she was called 'the Darkest Faerie'. Fyora herself imprisoned her and sent her down into the ruins of Old Maraqua. She escaped after a while, though, but with the help of a Lupe named Tormund and an Acara named Roberta, she was recaptured and frozen in stone on the fountain in the Faerie Castle courtyard."
Once Lexica had finished, Fyora turned to look at the assembled group. "That's not the end of the story, Lexica," she said quietly.
"No?" Lexica looked puzzled. "It isn't?"
"No," Fyora reaffirmed. "We- or I, anyway- have sufficient evidence to believe that all but one of the Valkaeum has escaped."
Both Lexica and Brianne gasped. "What?"
The Faerie Queen grimly nodded. "It seems unlikely, doesn't it? Well, when each member of the Valkaeum was imprisoned, a tracking spell was also used that would activate if any of them escaped. All of them probably sensed the spell and quickly countered it, but I managed to sense that one of them was in Faerieland. I guess it was the Darkest Faerie, as this was about when she escaped in Year 8."
The other two Faeries bit their lips, as this was incredibly worrisome to them. Fyora continued talking, this time to the siblings.
"And that is what you four must do. Travel through Neopia. Find and recapture the Valkaeum; otherwise, all hope may be lost to restore Neopia back to its former glory."
"Excuse me, Your Highness," said Kayna quickly, "but how exactly are we supposed to capture these Valkaeum? Aren't they ridiculously powerful Faeries?"
"I see your point," agreed Fyora, "but capturing them is actually rather easy. Each one was sealed in a specific fashion that only I am privy to, though I did share it with the Uber-Faeries once. Don't worry; all inhabitants of that room were my most trusted staff. Each Faerie was sealed in a location that would be heavily disadvantageous to them if they ever escaped; for example, Rheani was sealed in the Ice Caves so that her powers wouldn't get a boost from the environment. The same goes for Empesta and Laylith. Scylla and Persepa were imprisoned by Mystery Island and in the Haunted Woods respectively in the hopes that the natural fire of the island's volcano and the powerful darkness of the woods would counteract their powers."
"That's very interesting," said Cillo impatiently, "but how do we capture them?"
"Each of the Valkaeum must be sealed in a way that contradicts each of their natures. I can't tell you more simply because I don't know more, so you four are on your own. With Brianne, of course," she added.
The Fire Faerie's face lit up. "Really? Oh, thank you, Your Highness!" she exclaimed, obviously ecstatic.
Fyora smiled. "Well, the prophecy does call for a 'desert flame', doesn't it? You're related to Nuria, so you seemed like a natural choice."
Brianne grinned, and then remembered what they were going to be doing.
"Your Highness," asked Brianne as the glow of excitement began to leave her face, "where should we start?"
Fyora considered this for a moment. "Well, I've noticed that there's been talk of a powerful Water Faerie relic being hidden just off the east coast of Mystery Island. Judging by how powerful it seems to be, I think Scylla would be easily attracted to it."
"Sounds great!" chimed in Layla. "But what are we going to do about those?" The baby Aisha gestured with her head to Brianne's wings, which were still flaming magnificently.
Fyora bit her lip. "Well, er... I'll have the Healing Springs Faerie mix up a potion that'll reduce the fire a bit, but other than that, you'll just have to be very careful, Brianne. Keep out of sight and try and keep them hidden- if you have any fire-resistant clothes, now would be the time to put them on."
Brianne nodded at this as the Faerie Queen smiled at everyone. "Well, what are you waiting for? Get going! Oh, and Lexica, could you find Janadoa for me? I think I need more tea."
Lexica smiled. "Yes, Your Highness. I'm sure she's close by." As the Library Faerie departed, the four siblings and Brianne headed off to get ready. It would be a long ride to Mystery Island, after all.
Far away, on Mystery Island, the Island Mystic was looking at cards in his hut. No matter how many he turned over, all of them showed the same thing: a dense grey cloud, moving in.
"That's odd," muttered the Kyrii as he looked out his hut window. "A storm's approaching..."
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A few weeks back I saw Sherimiya ♥ of Happy Little Bento made some English muffins and she posted some photos on twitter. I was impressed, because I really didn't have any idea how you made them and hers looked perfect. She even made a tiny one for her "mini" bento series. Then I saw a good friend of mine Kristy of My Little Space made some as well, and of course hers looks beautiful as all her baked goods do. So with the example and encouragement of my fellow bloggers I gave it a shot.
When dough is ready take it out of bread machine and onto a work surface dusted with cornmeal, press, and spread out to about 1/2 inch thick. With a english muffin cutter....hehe... or you can use an empty tuna tin with both ends cut out and washed (of course) cut and place on cookie sheet or tray also sprinkled with cornmeal. I didn't have a cutter or tuna tin, so I ended up using a large mug to cut the muffins. I also made some tiny muffins for a bento.
Let them rest for 20 minutes, I covered mine with a light linen cloth.
On a large flat skillet or griddle on medium heat cook the muffins 5 to 7 minutes on each side. You will see the familiar golden color of english muffins.
I like the way they turned out, not too many "nooks and crannies" (you can find a recipe from Alton Brown on Food Network for ones that has all thoses nooks and crannies if that's the way you like your english muffin)...and I do apologize for my camera...I couldn't get the focus to work, it might be done for good on any close up shot.
...and holds up well to jam and almond butter.
I love all the colors they use. It makes me smile!
Your English muffins came out beautifully Lyndsey. I've never made them before, but keep wanting to. I'm so glad you posted a bread machine recipe. I'm going to try these, thanks!
I have always ordered the English muffins from McDonald's because I think they taste great! These muffins of yours look delicious especially the toasted one:) I should try making some for myself too!
ya, I also bookmarked this recipe, must make this soon. Nice sharing. Have a nice weekend ahead.
Yahoooo... congrats! You've finally gave it a go. ha... See, how fast & easy it is, right? I am loving them. Will never had enough of them. My girl also loves it very much with her egg sandwiches.
Frankly, those drawings are real beautiful especially in colour tone except the elephant body! haha... These are cool kids.
Gloria, thanks so much that means a lot to me!
Maria, you're so kind! Have a great weekend.
Jeannie, I couldn't believe they were so easy and I haven't made them before! Try them, you won't want to buy pre-made again.
Kristy, Thanks, you're the best! I have been wanting to bake more, and with your encouragement you have me believing I can do it!
I couldn't resist taking pics of the kids work, I get to see these hanging in the hall every morning when I walk to the cafeteria for my morning breakfast duty! A good way to start the day!
Thanks for sharing this recipe. It is one I definately want to try soon.
Beautiful muffins! I really love that speciality.
Delightful! These look so pretty, Lyndsey...very impressed. Love the children's art, too--joyful colors!
Have a really great weekend, my friend!
I ma so excited; We love English muffins and I use my bread machine all the time. Had now idea I could make this;wow!
These look so good!! The drawings are so sweet.
I just always buy them...but I bet the fresh ones are so much better.
Sassy, yes go for it!
Katrina, My bread machine is so old, the store I bought it at has closed and I think two other stores has gone in that space since. It has been in storage and I pulled it out and started using the dough cycle. I like it much better for that.
Rosa, it's so special when you can make it at home.
Jenn (Bentobird)- thanks, I love it when I discover goodies that you can easily make at home and have it fresh when you want it! The kids artwork is great, I enjoy it.
Rita, that's great! Can't wait to see yours!
Bo -Yeah I did too! and they do taste better fresh. My daughter had to eat one still warm.
I have absolutely got to try these. I tried making English muffins once before but something went wrong and it was a disaster. Must get back into the kitchen and try again. These look so good!
Your English muffins are absolutely delicious a must try for me!
Your English muffins looks delicious!!!
looking delicious ! i also saw kristy made hers no too long ago, i must try to make these too some day.
I posted English Muffins a few days back and am in love with these baked goodies. Your look lovely!
English muffins are great for so many things, thanks for sharing! Just found your blog and am a new follower!
Oh, oh, oh. Skipping and hopping I am............cause you make it seem so easy. I almost always bring back English muffins on our UK trips! I like, very much!
Rebecca, - I like that about blogging too!
HH, - I hope you try it and they work!
alwayswinner786 - thanks hope you do.
Jay - thank you dear.
Biren - I didn't think it would be that easy.
lena - yes, Kristy really motivates me to try things.
cajunlicious - Thanks, I'll be sure to visit your space.


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REEL 1: Various aspects of background in Bury, 1896-1914: Boys Brigade activities; recruitment as band boy with 1/5th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers, 1910. Call up, periods at Turton Camp and Abbas Hilma Barracks, Cairo, 8/1914-5/1915. Various aspects of period at Helles, Gallipoli, 5/1915-1915: landing under fire at W Beach, 6/5/1915; move inland; losing water bottle; receiving news of death of father and rejection of offer of leave; duties as runner; relieving 29th Div; nature of fighting; casualties during attack towards Krithia, 4/6/1915; story of being isolated in captured Turkish trench, death of friend whilst going out to fetch water, later success in getting back to trench with water and getting biscuits from corpses, ca 6/1915. State of health on evacuation to Egypt, 1/1916 REEL 2 Periods in hospital and convalescent camp in Egypt, 1/1916: serious accident to knee on tram; sympathetic nurses. Evacuation and successful treatment in GB, 1916. Story of visits by dead officer's parents, 1916. Medical board and demobilisation as unfit for further service, 10/1916: inadequate disability pension; parents' reaction on return home; story of earlier having being accidentally posted missing and sings, 'Wandering Boy'. Story of temporary blindness and later permanent effects caused by shell concussion at Gallipoli, 1915.
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Vapor Mitigation Strategies' team completed the piping from the vapor pits to the risers for the SSDS, installed the AVB, and installed four vapor monitoring wells to ensure there was no vapor intrusion at D.C. early childhood centers, ensuring student safety.
A national chain of early childhood education centers chose the location of its Washington D.C. project on property known to have soil and groundwater contamination left behind from its former uses. The building designers were cognizant of the potential for vapor intrusion risk which might present itself to a sensitive population and researched design options.
Their choice was to employ a vapor intrusion mitigation system, which included a combination of two elements: an active pump sub-slab depressurization system (SSDS) component, and a spray-applied asphaltic vapor barrier (AVB). The SSDS consists of two square subterranean concrete vault "pits" with slotted openings at the top, and piping running from the pits to risers penetrating the sub-floor.
Both vapor pits were installed as part of the General Contractor's (GC) pre-vapor intrusion mitigation installation commitment to provide for large scale construction items prior to the finishing of the SSDS and AVB by vapor intrusion mitigation installation specialists.
The GC accomplished pre-installation work which included construction of the vapor pits, all plumbing and electrical penetrating uprights, concrete collars around clustered penetrating uprights, smooth-grinding of rough surfaces for attachment of AVB to the foundation, and constructed and compacted the sub-slab gravel bed.
Vapor Mitigation Strategies' team completed the piping from the vapor pits to the risers for the SSDS, installed the AVB, and installed four vapor monitoring wells.
The AVB was installed using a three-layer approach. First, by applying a polypropylene tarp which was rolled out tailored to fit around the vertical uprights and sealed to the foundation or uprights with Geo-Seal.
After the tarp was completely rolled out and all uprights and edges were addressed and sealed, the core layer of Geo-Seal was sprayed over the entire area.
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Nothing's better than some vintage sequins.
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Agreed! My vintage jackets are my go-to's for jazzing up any ol' ensemble...love it paired with darling pleats! Great mix!
You look so cute in that pleated skirt!
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Fun jacket, love all the sequins.
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I like the vibrant blue color of your jacket. Very pretty.
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I've been looking everywhere for a pleated skirt like this - and it is literally the perfect way to lighten up the boloro (which is AHHH mazing).
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Pīrkānī (persiska: پیرکانی) är en ort i Iran.   Den ligger i provinsen Västazarbaijan, i den nordvästra delen av landet,  km väster om huvudstaden Teheran. Pīrkānī ligger  meter över havet och antalet invånare är .

Terrängen runt Pīrkānī är kuperad åt nordost, men åt sydväst är den bergig. Terrängen runt Pīrkānī sluttar österut. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  km norr om Pīrkānī. Runt Pīrkānī är det ganska glesbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Piranshahr,  km söder om Pīrkānī. Trakten runt Pīrkānī består i huvudsak av gräsmarker.

Ett kallt stäppklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är augusti, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är januari, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är januari, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är september, med  mm nederbörd.

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126-й Нью-Йоркский добровольческий пехотный полк (),  — один из пехотных полков армии Союза во время Гражданской войны в США. Полк был сформирован весной 1862 года, попал в плен после капитуляции Харперс-Ферри, впоследствии был отпущен по обмену и участвовал во многих сражениях на востоке вплоть до Аппоматтокса. В ходе сражения при Геттисберге полк был задействован в отражении атаки Пикетта.

Формирование
15 июля 1862 года полковник Элиаким Шеррилл был уполномочен набрать полк в округах Онтарио, Сенека и Етс. Роты А и В были набраны в округе Етс, роты С и I в округе Сенека, роты D, H, и K в округе Онтарио, рота Е в Женеве и Рашвилле, рота F - в округах Онтарио и Сенека, рота G - в округах Онтарио,Сенека и Етс.

Полк был сформирован в Женеве и 22 августа 1862 года был взят на службу в федеральную армию в городке Трой сроком на 3 года.

Боевой путь

2 сентября 1862 года полк был направлен в Балтимор, а оттуда в вирджинский Мартинсберг. 11 сентября он был отведён в Харперс-Ферри и включён в отряд Нельсона Майлза для участия в обороне Харперс-Ферри. 12-13 сентября полк участвовал в боях за Мерилендские высоты, где потерял 16 человек убитыми и 42 ранеными. 14-15 сентября полк сражался на Боливарских Высотах. 15 сентября гарнизон Харперс-Ферри капитулировал.

Полк был условно освобождён и направлен в Аннаполис, откуда переведён в лагерь Кэмп-Дуглас для временного содержания вплоть до обмена. В лагере он использовался в качестве охранения. Нездоровый климат и плохое питание привели к тому, что в полку к ноябрю умерло около 40 человек и ещё 60 были тяжело больны.

22 ноября полк был формально освобождён по обмену и направлен в Вашингтон, в лагерь на Арлингтонских высотах. В декабре его перевели в Сентервилл.

В феврале 1863 года полк был включён в бригаду Александра Хайса, которая была частью дивизии Кейси и использовалась для обороны Вашингтона. 25 июня полк был включён в полевую Потомакскую армию - 3-ю бригаду 3-й дивизии II корпуса (бригаду Джорджа Уилларда).

2 июля 1863 года полк участвовал в сражении при Геттисберге. Когда южане (бригада Барксдейла) захватили федеральные позиции у Персикового Сада, генерал Хэнкок лично повёл бригаду Уилларда в контрнаступление. Бригада была построена в две линии: 126-й стоял в первой линии правым, а 125-й - левым. 111-й и 39-й нью-йоркские стояли во второй линии. Бригада была единственным препятствием на пути наступающих южан Барксдейла. Ньюйоркцы тогда не знали, что бригада Барксдейла - эта та самая, с которой они сражались на Мерилендских высотах под Харперс-Ферри.

Во время этой атаки полковник Уиллард был убит и полковник Элиаким Шеррилл принял командование бригадой (сдав полк подполковнику Джеймсу Буллу).

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Литература
 Murey, R.L. The Redemption of the 'Harper's Ferry Cowards': The Story of the 111th and 126th New York State Volunteer Regiments at Gettysburg, 1994 ISBN 0964626101

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'Get Nature Positive' Responds to Urgent Biodiversity Crisis, Offers Guidance for UK-Based Companies
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'Services have been fantastic' - praise for mental health trust amid terrible report
Geraldine Scott
geraldine.scott@archant.co.uk
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Maddie Ingram, 21, from Rackheath, who is under the care of mental health services. Photo: Maddie Ingram
Maddie Ingram
A number of people using mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk have praised the care they receive despite a damning report from inspectors released today.
John Durrant, 30, and from Brampton near Beccles was first under the care of mental health services in 2006.
He said at that time he was misdiagnosed and left to his own devices.
But last year he had a psychotic breakdown and has been under the care of Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) since.
He said: "Services have been absolutely fantastic. They've actually told me what I could do to help me live a better life and not live a life of not doing anything.
"I'm a part of the recovery information centre and it's done wonders for me, they've taken me into groups and I struggled with groups before."
Maddie Ingram, 21, and from Rackheath agreed that services had improved.
Miss Ingram was admitted to a psychiatric ward in April and now uses services in the community.
She said: "I'm really lucky to have a really good care coordinator so I'm finding it good. I was with them for nine months about four years ago and it was completely different then so I'm finding it a lot better now.
She said now there was more support offered and more individual therapy.
She added: "Back then it was a lot of chucking people into group therapy and nothing else. It's a lot more individualised now. I'm always involved in decisions. They give me different options. It is helping, slowly but surely it is."
The CQC did find positives too, and the trust was rated as good for caring, an area that reflects on staff. Inspectors said: "Staff treated patients with compassion and kindness".
And examples of outstanding practice were also found. Inspectors said: "On the child and adolescent mental health wards staff gave their free time to benefit patients and were passionate about making a difference, services were tailored to meet young people's individual needs and a wide range of therapeutic activities were offered into the evenings and at weekends. "
And added: "The manager at Mariner House adult learning disability team [in Ipswich] held weekly multidisciplinary meetings with the social community care team and GP liaison nurses to discuss patients and improve inter-agency team working. This improved patient access to the right support more quickly."
Antek Lejk, chief executive of NSFT, said: "We are obviously disappointed with the CQC's findings, but fully accept their report and its recommendations. Although we have been working hard to make improvements, we recognise that the actions we have taken so far have not resulted in the rapid progress which both the CQC and our trust had hoped for.
"Since receiving the draft report, we have been taking action to address the immediate concerns found by the CQC and listening to our staff and service users to make sure we fully understand the deeper challenges faced by the trust. This will allow our new senior management team to make long-term, sustainable changes which are based on their knowledge and experience and also draw on best practice from across the wider NHS. We are determined to get things right.
"We need to ensure consistent good practice across the trust and bring all of our services up to the standard our patients and carers deserve. Our priorities now will be to resolve ongoing issues around access to services, waiting lists, care planning and staffing levels, while also making sure we have the right systems in place to ensure patient safety at all times.
"Such wide-scale transformation will take time and will not always be smooth, but we remain committed to making the necessary changes in the right way so that we can ensure our services provide safe, effective care for everyone in Norfolk and Suffolk."
NSFT's board will discuss the report in public at its meeting at the Athenaeum in Bury St Edmunds on Thursday, November 29, between 12.30pm and 3.30pm.
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