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After countless phone calls pleading for an appointment, the patient appeared in Dr. Luis Fajardo's office. She took a seat and began frantically pulling little bits of material out of her nose. "These are the parasites that are bothering me," she cried. "They're crawling inside my nose."
Luis Fajardo, a physician and professor emeritus of pathology at Stanford University, looked at the material quizzically. Then he dutifully examined it under a microscope hoping to soothe the patient's fears. "These are little bits of Kleenex," he told her gently, almost apologetically.
"No, no," the patient insisted. "They're bugs."
What truly plagues this woman is a delusion of parasitosis. An uncommon psychological condition, a delusion of parasitosis is the mistaken -- yet firmly held -- belief that parasites have somehow invaded the body. The "parasites" can take many forms, explains Dr. William Gould, a physician and clinical professor of dermatology at Stanford. The creatures can be fleas, mites, insects, or worms. In fact, people with the condition often mail or deliver tiny containers -- the holding tanks of the so-called parasites -- to physicians in hope of confirming the pests' existence.
Fajardo and his colleague David Relman, learned about delusions of parasitosis the hard way. In 1996 the two physicians published a paper in The Lancet reporting the discovery of a brand new parasite, which had been found in the liver and in other intra-abdominal tissues of a man with AIDS.
People with delusions of parasitosis read of the discovery and wasted no time contacting the researchers by phone, mail, or email. All of the calls and correspondence -- 20 or 30 each time the study was published -- were the same: cries for help. The writers claimed to have long been acquainted with the parasite the researchers had discovered. In fact, their bodies were teeming with it.
"Often they were hysterical. Some people thought they were about to die," says Relman, an associate professor of medicine (infectious diseases) and of microbiology and immunology at Stanford. "Others even told me they would donate an organ to science if we could find out what parasite was attacking them."
Such desperation is not unusual. Often accompanied by depression and low self-esteem, the condition can be psychologically devastating.
"Their lives can begin to revolve around their beliefs," says Gould, co-director of Stanford's Dermatology Psychiatry Liaison Clinic.
Some patients can no longer function at work or at home. They may cut ties with friends and family because they suspect everyone thinks they are crazy. They end up isolated, stranded in their delusion.
Curiously enough, people with delusions of parasitosis are otherwise reasonable -- not even phobic about insects -- and come from a variety of socioeconomic and occupational backgrounds. The typical patient is a woman who is middle-aged or older. The younger the woman, the more likely she is to be poor, lonely, stressed, and isolated. However, the most rapidly growing segments of the patient population tend to be white males who develop the syndrome by abusing drugs, particularly methamphetamine and cocaine, which sometimes results in the sensation of things crawling under one's skin.
Though rare, delusions of parasitosis is one of the more common psychologically induced dermatological problems. In fact, out of the hundreds of patients Gould sees each year, only 10 to 15 have delusions of parasitosis. The condition is ideally suited for treatment in the Dermatology Psychiatry Liaison Clinic, which Gould directs with Dr. Thomas Gregg, an associate professor of dermatology and psychiatry at Stanford. The two see many patients who have skin conditions linked to psychological distress. The clinic's team of doctors, including a dermatologist and a psychiatrist, sees each patient and evaluates his or her condition.
Fajardo and Relman's callers had obviously not found their way to the clinic. "These were people who had been told by many doctors that there was nothing wrong with them," Relman says. "Yet they were still insistent that they were beset by parasites."
The first caller showed him the bits of tissue paper. The second was convinced worms were crawling out of her skin. But when Fajardo asked her to show him the worms, she produced tiny bits of hair. "She had been pulling hair off her legs," he explains.
Relman and Fajardo could do nothing but tell the callers that they could find no evidence of parasites. The physicians often referred the clients to dermatologists. They tried to be gentle. "You can't just tell someone, 'You have delusions.' You must be tactful," Fajardo says.
People with delusions of parasitosis often go from doctor to doctor seeking relief and confirmation of their suffering. If they are lucky, they are referred to psychiatrists by frustrated doctors from other fields or by a relative who suspects that the patient may be delusional. Because patients are wary that a psychiatrist may challenge their delusions, they are likely to resist recommendations to seek psychiatric help. A physician might persuade such patients to see a psychiatrist, however, by suggesting that a mental health professional could help them manage the emotional hardships created by their affliction.
But before a psychiatrist can treat a patient, examinations must be performed by experts to ensure that, in fact, no parasites or underlying medical problems exist. Examinations include a physical exam, skin scrapings, blood count, thyroid function tests, and at times, vitamin B-12 levels and allergy tests. Questions about the patient's drug use are essential.
Once a parasitic infestation has been ruled out, help to alleviate the problem is available. Antipsychotic medication is often quite effective. Getting patients to take it, however, may be complicated. To the patient, taking the drug can be tantamount to admitting the parasites are not real.
"You really can't confront them because the delusion has incredible power," says Dr. Chris Hayward, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford. Hayward has found that a patient's delusion is sometimes precipitated by some severe life event such as a death in the family. "The delusion may be a maladaptive response to the life event," he says.
Gould and Gragg published groundbreaking work contributing to the current treatment of delusions of parasitosis. Their approach was based on experiences with typical patients who had crossed their paths decades ago: One was a 66-year-old widow who came to the office complaining of having been infested by parasites for a year. She believed that her home was overrun with bugs and that they were crawling through her scalp and drinking from her eyes.
She had consulted several physicians, one of whom had made an incorrect diagnosis of scabies and asked her if she had been "sleeping with a bum." Another doctor had advised her not to shampoo so as to give any parasite a chance to grow and thereby become visible for identification. After interviewing the woman, Gould and Gragg found that she had recently suffered two deaths in her family.
Then, as now, Gould and Gragg contended that the most important tactic in treating the condition is establishing rapport with such patients -- not making fun of them or dismissing them. Easier said than done. Often, delusional patients can be so insistent in their beliefs that they make physicians feel hostile and angry, Gould says. A physician should put aside these feelings and treat the person with patience, concern, and respect.
Decreasing feelings of isolation
Only after getting to know the patient in this way is it possible for the doctor to suggest antipsychotic medication. "We try to avoid the question of how the medicine works, but we do say, 'Other patients we have seen have had the same sort of problem and, although we don't have all the answers, this medicine will probably make you feel better,'" says Gould.
Once the patient goes on the drug -- often the antipsychotic pimozide -- the delusions may start to disappear within two weeks. Gradually, the delusion begins to lose power and the patient is held by it less and less. On her second visit, the 66-year-old who thought bugs were crawling out of her scalp made few remarks about the parasites and talked to the doctors about problems in her life. On the third visit she remarked that she was "all better" and now had a job.
Gould finds that making himself and other doctors at the clinic available to these patients helps decrease their feelings of isolation. "We don't call what we are doing psychotherapy. But in essence it is," he says.
Regular psychotherapy, however, doesn't seem to do the trick. While therapy can help the patients deal with any life event that may have triggered the delusion, it doesn't rid the patients of their beliefs that parasites are attacking them, according to Hayward.
Current research on delusions of parasitosis (the disease was first described in scientific literature in the 1800s) is headed in a new direction. Scientists now suspect that the delusion arises from a chemical imbalance in the brain, which may explain why antipsychotic drugs are an effective treatment. New research focuses on finding even more effective drugs.
Relman and Fajardo continue to receive occasional calls from people with delusions of parasitosis and are still struck by their imaginations. "One patient believed his parasites were secreting an amber-colored oily substance that coated his skin, and seeped into his washer and dryer and gummed them up," Relman says. "And he said it was all over the walls of his home."
Relman just keeps referring these patients to other doctors who can better treat them. "It's funny, but many of these patients' stories are very similar," he says. "Perhaps these patients are acting on fears we all have. Fear of parasites may be a deep-seated image that we all carry."
"And of course, this isn't to say that there aren't patients out there with previously unrecognized parasitic infestations," Relman adds. "The problem is identifying these people and distinguishing them from those who believe they have an infestation but don't."
Interview with Luis Fajardo, M.D., professor of pathology at Stanford University
Interview with William Gould, M.D., dermatologist and co-director of Stanford's Dermatology Psychiatry Liaison Clinic
Interview with David Relman, M.D., an associate professor of medicine (infectious diseases) and of microbiology and immunology at Stanford.
Interview with Chris Hayward, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford
Koo J, Lee CS. Delusions of parasitosis. A dermatologist's guide to diagnosis and treatment. Am J Clin Dermatol 2001;2(5):285-90


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Clean, affordable, nice rooms. Literally next door to Royal Farms Arena so if you're seeing a show and looking to save a few bucks, definitely stay here. Book in advance -- this is a high-traffic hotel. The rooms are worth four stars, but I give it three because hotel staff was underwhelming. Almost rude, but maybe apathetic is a better word. Let's just say I didn't feel super welcome. There seemed to be a lot of families and small children which was fine with me, but maybe not someone looking for a quiet, peaceful getaway.
Nearby attractions are plentiful: Inner Harbor, Camden Yards, M&T Bank Stadium (home of the Ravens!), National Aquarium, etc. Lots of cheap and/or free transportation including Charm City Circulators which take you south to Federal Hill (purple route) or east to Inner Harbor, Harbor East and Fells Point (orange route).
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Long-term, some companies see the fish having a bright future, and are putting effort into marketing the species to more adventurous consumers as a quality alternative to some of the well-worn standards.
Among the companies pushing the fish is Seachill's The Saucy Fish Co., whose brand has taken hold at UK retail with its eye-catching packaging and unique flavors.
The fish was a natural fit, according to Simon Smith, sales and marketing director at the company. Saucy Fish recently launched a new set of tilapia products into the market, and Smith said he has high hopes, but realistic expectations.
"Tilapia farms really well and I see no reason why in the long term tilapia won't be successful, but in the short term I think it is going to be long and slow," Smith told IntraFish.
"It's always tough introducing a new species to consumers and they will still see tilapia in the United Kingdom as a new species. People tend to go for the fish dishes that they are familiar with."
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Tilapia's potential is being stymied by its price premium. Producers told IntraFish the price of tilapia is fairly similar to cod at the moment, and depending on a range of size, quality and freight factors, comes in at around €4 ($5.20) to €5 ($6.50) per kilo at wholesale.
"At the end of the day if people have the choice between a piece of cod and a piece of tilapia they will choose cod," Wilem Huisman, director at Netherlands-based seafood supplier Anova said.
In the long-term, Huisman is adamant tilapia will be a key species in the region, particularly if producers focus on quality. Prices of wild whitefish such as cod will not remain low forever and eventually the growth will be in farmed species, he told IntraFish.
In the meantime, tilapia looks expensive to consumers.
"The only thing they can do is produce a quality product to make sure the consumer will justify the high cost," added Huisman.
Not all whitefish prices are low at the moment, so the cod situation will not have a completely overriding effect on tilapia prices.
"Haddock is very high at the moment...and we've got typically high summer prices on seabass at the moment as well," Saucy Fish's Smith told IntraFish.
Even with the comparative pricing with those fish, stealing volume from UK's "Big Five" most-consumed species will be tough. But Saucy Fish launched the tilapia product in part because it wanted a way to differentiate the brand.
"There is only so much you can do with the' Big Five', so we want to constantly refresh with something that is new out there, the price is also attractive, and to a certain set of consumers it gives a really nice white fish fillet that carries flavor really well," he said.
Smith said it was "too early to say" what the uptake among consumers is for tilapia, but "we've seen mixed results, some retailers are doing better than others, but it is doing extremely well in the convenience environment."
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Land-based tilapia producer Global Fish has only just entered the European tilapia market but so far has an optimistic outlook and strategy for the product, especially in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States.
Key markets for the company at the moment include Poland and the United Kingdom, but export director Przemyslaw Drozdz said he was hoping to expand even further and maybe enter markets in Germany and the Netherlands as well.
For this part of Europe as well, Drozdz said cod prices have had very little effect, and tilapia mainly competes with seabream, " which is getting more and more expensive."
"There is definitely increasing demand as it is a new fish on the European market, and people are keen to try something new," he told IntraFish.
Drozdz referenced the fish's success in America, saying "there is no reason not to make tilapia popular in Europe as well," he said.
If the European tilapia market was even 10 percent of the size of the one in the United States, he would be "more than happy."
"We will just work continuously to make tilapia more popular, hopefully in a few more years this would be one of the five most popular species in Europe," he said.
The main challenge is to change the reputation of tilapia however, said Drozdz.
The first reaction is it is a cheap fish from China farmed in very bad conditions, he said, so the challenge is to "change this mentality and opinion about tilapia so people can recognize it as relatively cheap fish from sustainable sources."
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Join me for a 7 month deep dive into the forgotten wisdom of our ancestors. We are each living with the forgotten memory of belonging in our dna. Our modern materialist culture does not satisfy the depths of this need. But through the shamanic path we befriend our souls longing and learn to hear the communication that comes from nature and spirit to sustain us.
Shamanic practices are rising up again as the Voice of Earth trembles and roars her song through the din of our modern distractions "Wake up my children! Come home to the Beauty Way that remembers all life and the web that interconnects us. The time is now to Kneel and Feel what is Real." Every culture through time had a shamanic way that revered nature through sacred reciprocity and ceremony. We will practice to Re-memeber these ways from our indigenous past, ways that can have both spiritual and practical applications. We will receive direct revelations unique to our own ancestral inheritance and the evolution of our time.
Core to our curriculum: Befriending the magical Elements of Creation, Earth, Air, Water, Fire, Ether | Reweaving the Spiral of Seasons and Medicine Wheel into Consciousness | Accessing our Guides and Guardians - Spirit Team | Exploring the Lower, Middle and Upper extraordinary realms, mapping the architecture and navigation of our Journeys | Energy Protection practices and Healing Tools for self and others including power and soul retrieval, entity extractions, cord removal.
Becoming the hollow bone, Self Healing, will be the foremost honorable aspect of our journey. Integrity, Humility, Honesty, Empathy, Self Responsibility and Impeccability is our foundation. As we Heal Ourselves we Heal Mother Earth.
The Curriculum is direct from my shamanic teachers in Ireland plus other Wise Ones I've studied with including my years of practice and Spirit Team. The Celtic Druid tradition will be strongly emphasized but we will also delve into cross cultural practices and the wisdom of Star Elders to create our own unique rainbow bridge with Spirit.
I am called to guide people home to their own innate Belonging. To discover the light within and the divine guidance that is your birthright.
Course Details
Learn about the history of shamanism and it's varied stylistic practices around the world, especially the indigenous earth honoring Celtic tradition.
Learn the Medicine of the 4 Directions; South, West, North, East and the Sacred Elements, Earth, Water, Air, Fire, Ether and how to heal with each
Learn the fundamental practice of Shamanic Journeying to the upper and lower worlds for insight, wisdom and healing
Connect with your Spirit Guides
Connect with your Power Animals
Deepen the relationship to your higher path and purpose
Learn the importance of integrating body and spirit, earth and sky
Heal your genetic and spiritual ancestral memory through shadow clearing
Receive the Rites of the Munay Ki to activate your healing ability and spiritual awakening. (The Healers Rite, The Bands of Power, The Harmony Rite etc)
Learn how to use feathers, crystals, drumming and rattling for healing
Learn how to communicate with nature for wisdom and empowerment
And many more insights and teachings as received directly from Spirit
Each weekend we will cover a different direction and element. Saturday eve's we will have teaching and journeying to connect with the medicine. Sunday's will be deeper explorations of healing techniques, journeys and excursions outside to interact with the Elements. You will deepen your understanding of shamanic practices and learn how to live the Beauty Way on your own. You will discover a deeper connection to your ancestors and what issues are still needing to be met and healed through you. *I will be available to each student for complimentary consultations and private sessions for the duration of the course.
The earth is calling us to remember that we are part of her, interconnected in the web of life. Shamanism is a life long devotion and practice in deepening our relationship with the elements and learning their wisdom that supports and guides life. This practice helps us to connect deeply to the great mystery where the magical is real and the real is magical. The result is living every day as sacred, the golden path of the shamanic way. At the conclusion there will be a Vision Quest outing to a sacred place where we will fast, stalk and pray for guidance.
This course guides students into the shamanic earth based wisdom tradition. It will be a deep healing journey preparing you to live an interconnected life and begin to offer healing to others as a shamanic practitioner. Advanced shamanic techniques and practices will be available with more training opportunities upon completion of this course. As a shamanic practitioner one is continually learning and growing through teachers and the path of direct revelation. This will be a significant foundation for your journey.
More information available upon request and interest in the course.
7 Saturday evenings (6:30-9:30) + 7 Sundays (11-5)
$2000 for entire course Or $300 paid in installments per weekend
$100 to reserve your place. Paid by check, cash or to paypal.me/heartlandhealingarts
No drop ins - this is a closed course for full immersion from start to completion. All weekends must be completed to receive your Shamanic Practitioner Certificate.
Sliding scale options available upon request.
*Those interested can attend my open shamanic journeying evenings this summer to experience my space and the process of journeying. (Saturdays) 6/8, 6/15, 7/13, 7/20, 8/10, 8/17
**Also consider joining a Sacred Ireland Journey group tour to Ireland for ancestral land integration and healing. Immerse yourself in the Magic and Mystery of ancient sacred sites around the country. Meet the people and places holding your own indigenous ancestral memory. For more information click here Sacred Land Journeys .


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Our skin is the largest organ of our body and it needs proper vitamins and vitamins. 2. Food allergies: The CDC not too long ago reported that food allergies have gotten an increasing number of prevalent amongst youngsters and that they aren't growing out of them as shortly as they used to. Unfortunately, widespread food allergic reactions consist of very wholesome meals resembling milk, gluten, eggs and peanuts which offer important nutrients to the body.
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– Welcome to our blog, on this occasion We'll give you some great ideas regarding how to make knock knock jokes.
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Although the environment's appreciation for knock knock jokes have fallen significantly, they remain an essential Component of our joke society and possess identifiability that's uncommon amongst jokes. They've got survived for a minimum of approximately a century, plus they will most likely endure much longer.
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So when and how can we shift ahead? The excellent news is that it is by now occurring. The new statistics on Household Income is up, President Obama has produced legal grounds for banking institutions to cooperate with Homeowners, and enormous Tax incentive as a result of 2009 are getting influence. I instruct my shoppers that It is really definitely just Economics a hundred and one, Supply will have to equivalent the Need for Houses and equally must be coupled with solid shopping for electrical power for the public.
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BBNaija2019 : Housemates set for the First Wager task
Big Brother has asked the Housemates to put up an elaborate play as their first Wager. Each week, throughout their stay in the House, Thursday Nights have been set aside for Wager Task Presentation Night. In addition, the Housemates performance will greatly influence the following week allowance.
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To ensure that the Housemates are clear on the Wager, Biggie highlighted certain elements that should be in the play. First was the duration of the play. "Ain't nobody gat time," Biggie said so their play should last 1hour. Also, housemates must fully partake in the preparation and presentation of the play. Furthermore, the play must feature elaborate costumes, makeup, musical acts and necessary props. No be small thing oh.
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As soon as Nelson the HoH for this week read the note from Biggie, the Housemates began brainstorming for what their play should be centred on. Seyi was quickly appointed by fellow Housemates to be the producer and director of the play. Ella, Sir Dee and Khafi are going to provide music to accompany the play. Kimoprah suggested that another person be selected to assist Seyi so that ideas will be equally represented. Can't wait to see what the Housemates come up with. We hope we are thoroughly entertained by it.
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One of Big Brother's requirement was that the Housemates must come up with a theme for the play. Diane suggested a focus on pressing issues in society like depression. Sir Dee suggested they perform a play about the danger of a single story with the aim to change people's perceptions of the tribes in Nigeria. On and on they went until a verbal fight broke out between Thelma and Esther on the former being insensitive in her referral to people with Down Syndrome.
With less than a day to present their Wager Task, will the Housemates set aside their differences?


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Continuing our journey into Spider-Man films we are discuss the maybe not so AMAZING Spider-Man. We breakdown the first reboot and what we enjoyed about this web-slinger plus the things that wish Andrew Garfield didn't get bitten by the radioactive spider.
Amazing Spider-Man
The untold story begins.
His past was kept from him. His search for answers has just begun.
Amazing Spider-Man 2
No more secrets.
His greatest battle begins.
Rise of Electro
Amazing SPIDER MAN
After Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to solve the mystery of his parent's mysterious death.
Director: Marc Webb
Writers: James Vanderbilt (screenplay), Alvin Sargent (screenplay) | 4 more credits »
Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans | See full cast & crew »
BOX OFFICE Released July 3rd 2012
Budget: $230 million
Cumulative: $758 million
Opening Weekend: $72 million
Opened #1 15 weeks
#2 Ted
#3 Brave
#4 Savages
Amazing SPIDER MAN 2
When New York is put under siege by Oscorp, it is up to Spider-Man to save the city he swore to protect as well as his loved ones.
Director: Marc Webb
Writers: Alex Kurtzman (screenplay), Roberto Orci (screenplay) | 7 more credits »
Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx | See full cast & crew »
BOX OFFICE Released May 2nd 2014
Budget: $300 million
Cumulative: $708 million
Opening Weekend: $92
Opened #1 16 weeks
#2 The Other Woman
#3 Heaven is Real
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The future of The Amazing Spider-Man franchise was widely reported to be incredibly confusing following this films release. In the build up of the film and indeed the few months after its release, it was confirmed that it would be followed by The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and a Sinister Six spin-off film, with Venom and an untitled female super heroine films as well as The Amazing Spider-Man 4 also confirmed to be in the works. However, in August Sony announced that The Sinister Six would take the place of The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and that the third in the trilogy would be pushed back to an unspecified date in 2018. Then, during a hack into Sony's email, it was revealed with much media coverage that Sony had approached Marvel Studios with a deal to share the rights of the franchise of which Marvel refused. During this period of time, it was also revealed that Sony wished to fire Andrew Garfield due to his speaking out of the production studio and refusal to meet them for company events. After a lengthy silence, Sony and Marvel revealed on 9 February 2015 they would work together to produce a new Spider-Man series (set in the "Marvel Cinematic Universe") and that The Amazing Spider-Man franchise was canceled.
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'Why can't people leave me alone? I just want to get on with my work. There is nothing wrong with me.'
With hindsight and now being in a better place, I can see that I was, as my GP put it, 'seriously unwell.' At the time however I was having none of it and was convinced everything was ok. At work, in particular, I was closing myself off from any type of social interaction. I was fine, or so I thought, when carrying out work related tasks. On a personal level, however, I'd shut down completely. I wasn't going for breaks or lunch with colleagues but convinced myself this was because I was far too busy. I would wear headphones whilst working so that I could concentrate and wouldn't be disturbed. My standard answer to being asked how I was was 'fine'. I believed that this was 'normal' behaviour and didn't see why people were getting in a flap about how I was behaving.
Looking back, however, I now know that these people were genuinely concerned about my withdrawal and had every right to be. Unfortunately nobody really knew what to do about it until I was given an appointment at Occupational Health. At that point I was advised that I wasn't fit for work and would probably need a spell of time to focus on becoming well again. Even then I was determined I was going from my appointment straight back to work. Fortunately my occupational health advisor was experienced enough to know that the only thing I should be doing was going straight to my GP complete with a letter from herself.
I didn't want to admit to myself that anything was wrong because I thought I would fall apart. I didn't want to hear myself saying anything other than 'I'm fine'. If I said I wasn't ok and heard myself saying that then I would have to admit to myself that things weren't ok. And they very definitely weren't. Other people could see it but I was in complete denial.
I wasn't interested in speaking to anyone at work about anything other than work. I realise now that I felt threatened by anyone asking me anything personal. I convinced my work colleagues that when I was at work the only thing I was interested in was the work. I couldn't be bothered with chitchat about what people were watching on the TV or who had been doing what. It seemed to me like a waste of my work time. I became increasingly isolated from everyone around me. But to me that seemed perfectly acceptable behaviour.
When people asked me how I was feeling I discovered that I really didn't know. There was nothing there. It was as if there was an empty space where my feelings should be. I'd suppressed them for so long that I couldn't identify or relate to them. I had used 'I'm fine' so often to avoid thinking about how I really felt. And now that I really had to think about how I was feeling, I was unable to feel anything. On an emotional level there was nothing there. I was comfortable with 'I'm fine' because it meant I didn't really have to think about me. I could convince myself everything was ok. To consider or hear myself saying anything else out loud was too scary. I didn't react on an emotional level to anything around about me. But I still thought that was an acceptable pattern of behaviour.
Thankfully I am now in a much better place. With help, I am now able to feel again and identify what I'm feeling, although sometimes it's a struggle. I still have a tendency to withdraw. But now I am now much more aware of when that is happening and rather than allowing that to spiral, I can take action to ensure that I maintain social interaction or keep active. I can still tie myself in knots by overthinking things but I have also now discovered the wonderful and powerful world of mindfulness that helps a lot.
For me, being in denial was a coping mechanism. It was however something that spiralled out of control. Luckily I had a very supportive GP as well as the help of other people.
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1)Do you shoot families and children?
My main focus is weddings & commercial but I love the joy of littles so we offer Limited Edition 'mini' sessions 2-3 times a year. The booking of these sessions move quickly so stay tuned on Facebook, Instagram and through website subscription to grab a slot once they become available.
We also hope to offer newborns in the near future.
2)How many photos will we get?
Weddings - Usually we deliver 400-1000 images depending on time frame & attendees.
Commercial - Approximately 50 images per hour of shooting
3)When do we receive our photos?
You will receive your photos within 5 weeks. Your album will take approximately 4 weeks after you have selected your favorites
We will set up a viewing party at the studio if you are in driving distance to 01566. Otherwise we will arrange a day & time for you and your partner to have an online viewing party together.
4)Do you use flash?
No and yes! We always prefer natural light but will use flashes when the light is not adequate. Evening receptions will most likely be shot with flash.
Commercial shoots depend largely on product and location.
5)Will there be one or two people shooting?
Weddings - Depending upon the package that you choose
Elopements - Nicole or one of her associates
Commercial - Nicole solo. Unless it is a larger production then I will bring an additional photographer.
6)What are the investment costs?
Weddings - Our wedding photography coverage begins at $3,500. Intimate weddings begin at $2.500.
Elopements -
Commercial - Begins at $2750
25% due to book
7)What is included in the costs
Weddings & Elopements - Engagement Session, 11x14 print of your session favorite, professional quality wedding album, wedding blog post to share and an online gallery & USB where you can view, share and download the high resolution images.
Commerical - 4hr/8hr/multi-day pricing, 50 images per hour of shooting, extensive editing on your selected favorite images and professional editing on all images.
8)What type of commercial work do you do?
Product, catalog, travel & tourism, model, etc.
I can assist in the planning of the shoot from the look and vibe, style, logistics, location and goal. All while keeping your brand in mind. I used to work in event planning so this process is comfortable for me.
9)Can we order prints, products and additional albums?
YES! I feel its important for a client to walk away with tangible memories for many reasons. Most standard photo labs will not print our imagery to the quality you see on your screen. We want you to have memories to enjoy for the rest of your life. A thumb drive in a drawer can be easily forgotten. I know from experience!
I price my products very reasonably in comparison to others because I want to see my clients have items "to hold". I have product pricing guides available on request.
10)Do you edit your work?
Yes! All images are professionally edited. For key images we will remove eye sores from the background, smooth and adjust color.
11)Do the photographers eat at the wedding?
If you have one serving left for each photographer that is always appreciated. You do not need to plan seating as we quickly eat at a flexible location at the same time as the guests. We find most guests do like being photographed mid-bite anyhow!
12)How do we proceed?
Complete the form below!! We will check on the date available and can set up a phone call, video chat, coffee or a drink at the studio or a restaurant.


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This button in the HOME page of the WIKI allows to establish a connection between the social network TWITTER and the WIKIFUTUROS. Such connection makes it possible, for example, to send messages from TWITTER to WIKI, or to write a DESIRABLE FUTURE in the TWITTER and send it to the WIKIFUTUROS.
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Numbers 26:11-13 Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
11 Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
12 The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites: 13 of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
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Eternity. Endurance. Victory. Long Haul. Day-to-Day. Leadership within Foundation. Roots. Connection. Anchor.
I'm aware that I don't often draw on the Victory aspect of Yesod, but tonight I am drawn to it. I am thinking about victory over oneself. In particular, I am aware of a couple of particular reactions I'm having to life right now which, let us say, will not serve me over the Long Haul. Both are based in fear - one quite obviously, the other disguised as other things like thoughtful critique. One is quite rational, the other not so much. Both are situations over which I have ZERO control. While I am grateful to say that I am not letting these fearful reactions rule my life, I must admit that they are starting to affect my Day-to-Day. Losing a little sleep, weird dreams, letting someone occupy a little too much rent-free space in my head, things like that.
I know that the answer is to stay firmly Anchored in my Connections. I can find Victory within my Root system of support, both Divine and human. No amount of worry, snarking, huffing will change whatever outcomes may be awaiting the processes that are stirring the fear pot in me right now. This is not to say that I think I get to be exempt from fear, but I know when I am peeking through a door that would be better left closed.
One of these situations, to return to our running theme, is the mystery of the healing of my daughter's finger. The closer we get to our follow-up appointment, the weirder the dreams get. As a parent, I am aware of a need to offer her Leadership. If I am scared, I cannot even fathom what must be going on inside of her tender soul at this time, although I get a glimpse by way of the more frequent storms passing through the house.
Today, in particular, I really went out of my way to pass on some of my Foundational values to her. We were able to talk about the basic human need to feel useful as I put her to work putting away the clean dishes. She spoke with excitement about an interview she is planning with a new neighbor for a school project. She observed that this woman - probably around 70, and a German immigrant - must have some interesting MAJOR LIFE LESSONS to share about. Just for fun, I asked my daughter what she thought she has learned thus far. She sort of hedged at first, and then discounted her own answer about appreciating what you have because it didn't seem to have come from ONE BIG INCIDENT. I told her life lessons still count if they come in gradually. I also told her that I admire her ability to find positive ways of seeing things when disappointment strikes.
I'm a big fan of the One Day At A Time approach to living - Day-to-Day. So, if this is the day that I have, I hope I can find even some small Victories within it.
May you be blessed with the Endurance that leads to Victory through staying Anchored. May the Leadership you offer come from a sense of Connection. May your Roots nourish you Day-to-Day, over the Long Haul.


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I'm told the dead are all around us. I wouldn't know about that, I see only the violently slain. They can be victims of hit-and-run, innocents caught in a cross-fire, the murdered. They whisper to me and they never, ever, forget the face of their killer. I've learned to live with my uncanny ability, in fact I've made a career out of it.
The departed aren't the only supernaturals I see. No, they're not vampires or werewolves or fae - those things don't exist. We live side by side with what some call the Otherworldy. That's too much of a mouthful for me, I call them demons. If you saw them as I do, you'd know why.
Right now I'm trying to track down a missing six year-old boy whose mother was murdered. Or maybe she wasn't. To further complicate the case, Clarion PD gave me a partner I'd rather shoot than work with.
I can't tell them he's a demon.
They'd think I'm crazy.
I'm Tiff Banks. Welcome to my world.
WHISPERINGS. Paranormal mystery with a splash of humor and dash of romance.
Along Came a Demon
Whisperings book one
Linda Welch
When people talk of ghosts I don't mention
the apparition by which I am haunted, the
phantom that shadows me about the
streets. . . .
Logan Pearsall Smith
There's a naked woman in the garden, Jack said.
Ung? I mumbled, which was as coherent as I got at seven in the morning. I glanced through the diamond-paned kitchen window. Yep. Naked woman standing on the grass. I didn't recognize her. I groped my way to the counter and hit the button on the coffeemaker, glad I remembered to load it up the night before. The programmable timer hadn't worked for months and the less time I spent in that no-man's land between getting out of bed and sucking down my first cup, the better.
Don't you think it's a bit odd? Jack insisted.
Happily, I was not slugging back my first caffeine fix of the day or I would have snorted coffee. Odd? When was anything in my life not odd? I lolled over the counter as the first drop of water hit the grounds and the truly wonderful aroma of coffee laced with caramel permeated the air.
"A naked wet woman in the garden. Dripping wet," he emphasized.
I sighed and turned to lean my spine on the counter. I would rather she were an escaped lunatic who wandered into the neighborhood than what she really was. Although why she should be wet on a chilly November morning was anyone's guess.
I've been watching her from the bedroom window, Mel said, coming through the door from the hallway, mussing up her permanently mussed red hair with one hand.
She's been standing there, wet, for half an hour.
Not a disoriented stranger in the wrong backyard. Not an escaped loony. Worse. One of them. I sighed again. I didn't want to deal with her this early in the morning.
She'll have to wait till after I have my coffee.
I didn't want to deal with her, period. I'd just signed off on an unpleasant case and looked forward to a break. Warren Bigger of Ogden reported his wife missing. She went to visit a girlfriend and never came back. He called the friend, but she said Monica didn't arrange to meet her and didn't come. Twenty-four hours later, Warren and the boys were frantic and he called the police. Search parties were organized and leads investigated. Warren stood outside his house, looking solemn, his sons at his side as he spoke to reporters. One of the boys couldn't take it and shook with tears. Sympathy poured in from the community. And I had to go stomp on everyone's good intentions and commiseration by finding Monica's body and fingering Warren as her killer.
I almost gave up after I questioned every dead person in Ogden - and there are a lot of them - and got nowhere. But I methodically went from one to another leading away from the city. Then I talked to Sheila. She saw Warren and Monica take the onramp and head toward Brigham on Interstate 15, the same morning Monica was supposed to be with her girlfriend and the boys were in school. Philip saw them turn off Highway 13 west of Corinne. Finding Monica in the desert took me less than an hour; the only woman standing on flat terrain with her hands and ankles tied and a flour sack on her head, right over where her body lay. She told me who killed her. DNA evidence did the rest.
So now the Bigger twins were in foster care, the last place I wanted any kid to be, but would soon be given into the custody of their maternal grandparents, which eased Monica's anguish. Their dad was in the state penitentiary. Hopefully, he would end his days there and Monica could go on to where the shades of the dead go.
I wanted to sit out the morning in the silence of my kitchen, drink strong coffee, maybe clean out my old pink refrigerator, and make a pan of Louisiana bread pudding with whiskey sauce.
No such luck.
Jack sniffed condescendingly, went back to the kitchen table and stooped over the newspaper I picked up on the way home last night, his long brown hair flopping over his brow into his eyes. Mel stood at his shoulder.
Jack's hair permanently flops in startled pale-blue eyes. Mel's hair is always mussed up, as if she just got out of bed or battled a strong wind. She rakes at it or tries to smooth it down but it never changes. Mel's freckled face wears the same apprehensive expression as Jack's does.
I opened the newspaper, then turned back to the counter to fill my mug with precious liquid. I got liquid creamer from the refrigerator, added a good dollop to the coffee and took my mug to the window. I watched the woman as I sipped. This was kind of strange, or I should say stranger than normal. They always remained at their place of departure and this one sure didn't depart from my backyard, unless I missed some bizarre event during the night. And why dripping wet? It indicated drowning but she couldn't have drowned out there.
She looked right at me.
Ahem! from Jack.
I stepped to the table, flipped to the next page for him and took a seat, then nursed my mug in both hands.
So what's new with the world?
Unfortunately, our provincial little paper doesn't often mention the world, Jack said with a sneer in his voice.
However, you might be interested in the death at the apartments.
The apartments? You mean. . . ? I jogged my head.
Yes. Those apartments. The ones behind us.
Coralinda Marchant, Mel added helpfully as she peered near-sightedly at the newspaper.
Found dead in her bathtub.
Twisting to look through the window at the tall, dark-haired wet woman in my backyard, I took another sip of coffee.
What a coincidence.
Now I really didn't want to go outside.
Do they know who killed her?
No mention of murder. The police are in their no-comment mode, Jack informed me.
Then they're stalling. She was murdered.
Cops? Useless! Jack opined too vehemently. Recognizing a lead-in to one of his totally unfunny jokes, I internally winced. They always involve dead people in some way.
Did you hear the one about the Irish cop? A newcomer said he'd heard of a lot of criminal activity in the area but it seemed like a quiet little place to him. So the cop tells him, 'Ah, to be sure, we haven't buried a living soul in years.'
This had to be his fifth rendition of the same, stale old joke.
Mel wrapped her arms over her stomach and deadpanned,
Oh, Lord! she says, clutching her stomach and rolling on the ground with unrestrained mirth.
You've heard it before, Jack stated.
Why would you think that?
Tsking, I put my mug on the table and pulled the paper to my side. Coralinda Marchant: single, thirty-two, lived alone, worked as a secretary at a storage facility on West Canal. A neighbor found her when he saw her apartment door wide open and couldn't resist a snoop; two days ago, on November 17th. They estimated her death as the evening of November 16th.
I pushed the paper back to Jack, turned to the next page for him and tucked my feet up on the rungs of the chair, wishing I'd put slippers on over my socks. The sun would soon rise above the peaks and flood the kitchen with light and warmth, but until then the inadequate heating left it cool and the floor felt icy. The radiant heating in my house is old. It is also noisy, popping and crackling at odd hours of the day and night. One day, when I strike it rich - ha ha - I will replace the heating system. Until then, a cold day in mid-November tends to worm its way inside.
A redbrick cottage built in the post-World War II era, my house is small and well built, boasting the original wooden floors and window frames. My favorite rooms, the kitchen and bathroom, are large, and in winter the warmest rooms in the house, the bathroom big enough for my treadmill and TV to fit in with room to spare. I can jog for hours and watch my favorite shows at the same time.
I have to keep in shape. At six-four and slim, my muscle will go to fat if I don't take care of my body, then I'll look like a great lump. I used to be fanatical with exercise but when my special little talent reared its ugly head, for a while there I lost interest in just about everything except hiding away from the outside world. Seeing my sorry - okay, flabby - shape helped pull me out of it.
I drained my mug and leaned over it so I could look through the window. The woman wandered in tight little circles close to the house.
It didn't make sense. Why - more importantly, how - did dead Coralinda Marchant end up in my yard?
On a half-acre of land at the end of a cul-de-sac, the house butts right up to the curb with a narrow strip of grass either side and in front where Beeches Street begins a winding descent to Clarion. Hands hanging loose at her sides, the woman stood in the middle of the strip on the north side of the house, waiting.
My shoes left tracks in a thin coat of frost as I walked beside the house. Hesitating at the corner, I braced for a vision. I don't always see a shade's death, but when I do it literally flashes on the insides of my eyelids like a flickering movie. Even though I know I watch the last moments of a person's life, I think I could learn to live with it as there is a kind of detachment, if not for the accompanying emotion. I feel what they feel and I will never become accustomed to that.
I see what they see. Except for when they are taken from behind, I see the face of their killer.
But nothing came. That's always a relief, but can make discovering what happened to a shade harder because they are not always sure themselves.
One of the first things I learned about talking with the dead is you do not offer them information. You do not put words in their mouths. If they are confused and you say,
Can you get a message to my Aunt Bertha? they are just as likely to say they can, because they want to please you. They figure you will talk to them again if they please you.
So I walked up to the woman I presumed to be Coralinda Marchant and stopped in front of her with one eyebrow hiked like a question mark. The early morning chill bit at my exposed face and hands. I wrapped my arms around myself to stifle a shiver.
I wasn't sure, but I thought tears mingled with the water on her face.
Thank you, she whispered.
I once asked a spirit why he whispered to me, why they all did. He said he didn't whisper, he spoke in a perfectly normal voice. To me, they seem to whisper.
She had a rather high voice, the sort which could become piercing if she were excited and talking a mile a minute. Dark-brown hair clung to a pointed face and almost down to the waist of a tall, slim, lanky body with small breasts and narrow hips. Thick brown lashes framed huge blue eyes. She would turn a man's head as she walked past. Just my opinion. The water on her fascinated me; her entire body, every strand of her hair, each individual eyelash. I expected it to drip off but it coated her like a sheath.
I'm Lindy Marchant. I live . . . lived on the third floor, she went on, flicking one hand back over her shoulder to indicate the apartment complex behind her.
At least she knew she was dead. Sometimes they don't.
I've seen you walking the neighborhood and thought I recognized you. I saw your picture in a newspaper when I lived in New Jersey, when you helped the police with the Telford murder. It said you're a psychic detective. I thought, how neat, a psychic, and she lives near me.
Ah, the Telford case, my little piece of notoriety. It involved a meat packer named - wait for it - Mark Butcher, a 1965 Mustang Shelby Fastback, a panicked seventeen-year-old and a clever, panicked father who didn't want his boy in the hands of evil law enforcement. Add a smart county sheriff who stewed over the case for six months before making a call to his old friend Mike Warren, and little old me.
When I work with other PDs, like Clarion they try to keep me under the radar, but a resident of tiny Telford, New Jersey, thought she knew what I did for the police. She told her brother, the editor-cum-reporter-cum-everything else of the Telford Times. He got a picture of me and wrote a story. I'm glad the national newspapers didn't pick it up.
So Lindy lived in New Jersey and just happened to read the article. People like to debate fate and coincidence. I don't believe in fate and coincidence can be a huge pain in the butt as far as I'm concerned.
One, I'm not a detective. Two, I'm not a psychic. I don't disagree when people call me that because they'd have a harder time with me if they knew what I really do. I see the departed. I can talk to them, I told Lindy.
So you're a medium?
Not really. Mediums can sense a presence and if they're lucky communicate with it, but you look like a flesh and blood person to me. Mediums don't have person-to-person conversations with the departed as we're having.
Oh. Her gaze drifted from me for a moment. She looked lost, then distraught, as her hands came up to catch hanks of her long hair and pull them.
Then you can't help me.
But damn me, I had to try. I couldn't cope with a nude spirit camped out in my backyard.
I might be able to, if you tell me what you need.
She crossed her wrists, wrapping the ends of her hair around her throat.
My little boy . . . I have to know what happened to Lawrence.
I frowned. The paper didn't mention a child. But there could be a reason, something the police did not share with the public.
He didn't leave with the police officers?
She shook her head wildly.
No! He wasn't in the apartment. I couldn't feel him.
Feel him?
I always felt him there. It was a little harder when he played outside. I had to stretch my senses farther.
You mean you sense his physical presence?
Of course. Can't all parents?
Not that I knew of. I had vague memories of my foster parents yelling through my bedroom door,
Tiffany, you stop right this minute, and not understanding how they knew what I did when they couldn't see me. Later in life, I learned it's intuition possessed by most parents, not an uncanny talent. Lindy meant something other than intuition.
Okay, skip it. Not important right now.
Lawrence? He would be Lawrence. . . ? He could have his father's name.
Lawrence Marchant.
Okay. Do you have family or friends he could have gone to?
She shook her head.
No. Nobody. We were all alone.
Then he's probably in the state's care. I tried to give her a reassuring smile.
They'll make sure he has a good home.
I almost choked on the words. I was in and out of their shelters and went through five foster-families, till my latest foster-father made life impossible. I should have gone to my caseworker, but I just wanted out of there, fast. There are a lot of good people at Child and Family Services but it's a state bureaucracy; too many regulations and massive caseloads can wear down well-intentioned people. I figure I did them a favor by cutting through the red tape and leaving Utah.
Do you think so? Perhaps they took him before I woke. Can you find out?
I halfheartedly nodded.
It shouldn't be difficult. Then I had to ask.
Lindy, what happened to you?
She let her hair loose and wrung her hands together.
Until I became accustomed to it, seeing the faces of the dead was an alarming experience because they are stuck with the expression they wore when they died. Lindy went through the physical motions of pulling on her hair and wringing her hands, as if distressed, but her expression didn't alter.
I was taking a bath and I know I locked the front and back doors. A man came in the bathroom and went behind me. I couldn't even scream. I wanted to, but I opened my mouth and nothing came out. I gripped the sides of the tub and tried to haul myself up, and he touched me on the forehead. I barely felt it. But then it was like a . . . a jolt through my body. It took my breath away. I went under the water, just for a second, came back up and still couldn't breathe. That's all I remember till I woke again.
I stepped closer.
And then?
Her eyes slid away as she concentrated on a memory which could already be fading.
People there. Police. In the bathroom. Her gaze darted back to me and her tone turned indignant.
It was so embarrassing! One of the officers picked up my thong and said he wondered if his girlfriend would like one. The detective said he'd get one for his wife, but it would cut off her circulation - not that it would matter because her crotch atrophied years ago. I sat there stark naked in my bathtub and they made fun of my underwear! And then the other officer said he'd heard on good authority if you -
I cut in. I didn't need that much information.
Making jokes at a crime scene is a coping mechanism. A kind of barrier they put between them and the reality of what they have to deal with. I kept my voice and expression neutral, although I wanted to grin at the mental picture her words evoked.
Your underwear was an excuse, a distraction if you like.
She stared at the ground and I hoped she hadn't lost her train of thought. But she continued: "I tried to cover myself with my hands as I got out of the tub. I yelled at


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Instagram model in Russian oligarch scandal says she wants to talk about Trump to get out of Thai jail
The "fishy" Instagram model at the center of a Russian oligarch scandal has been caught in Thailand, and says she will give information to the U.S. in exchange for help.
Nastya Rybka was taken into custody by Thai police and was being transferred from a jail in Pattaya to Bangkok, her spokesman Pavlo Yunko told the Daily News Wednesday by phone from Thailand.
Local media said the arrest was over a "sex training course" that Rybka, a native Belarussian really named Anastasia Vashukevich whose pseudnoym means "fish" in Russian, helped run,
She said in a series of Instagram posts, however, that the arrest was because she recently ran afoul of the powerful oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
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Images from her social media, where she now has more than 100,000 followers on Instagram, were used by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to allege a secret 2016 meeting between Deripaska and deputy Russian prime minister Sergei Prikhodko.
One video from Rybka, who Navalny called an escort, showed the two powerful men on a yacht off the coast of Norway discussing issues including former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland.
Beyond the alleged corruption of private yacht trips between high ranking Russian officials and billionaires, Navalny said that Deripaska, who once employed President Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort and was reportedly offered briefings by him in 2016, could have served as an link between the campaign and the Kremlin.
The oligarch has denied any connection to meddling in the election whenever his name pops up, and sued shortly after Navalny's video to have the content taken off the internet because it violated his privacy.
Rybka, meanwhile, enjoyed her rise to fame from the warmer confines of Dubai and Thailand, where she and a group of Russians including "sex guru" Alexey Lesley were holding a sex training course for tourists.
Thai officials say they were arrested for working in the country without permission, though Rybka and her spokesman said that the drive to deport them back to the Motherland was political.
"The thing is that Nastya and Alex have a lot of information recorded from the yacht where she was and that only she knows.," Yunko, who was not arrested and said he is a U.S. citizen from New York, told the News.
He sent pictures of a letter in broken English from Lesley, real name Alexey Kirillov, to be given to the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok asking for political asylum for him and Rybka.
"We have photo-video-audio of crimes of Russian government," it reads.
The U.S. intelligence community has previously said that it believes the Kremlin attempted to interfere in the 2016 election with actions including a hack of Democratic emails.
"Don't give them us, please USA save us from Russia! All this cases are political repressions!," Rybka had earlier posted on Instagram, where she said from what appeared to be the back of a police car that she was the "missing link" in the Russia investigation.
Many Thai inmates have access to cell phones in jail, and Rybka, in a far cry from her normal sun-drenched snapshots, also posted a picture of herself on the floor behind bars saying that she had become sick.