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The Book of Galatians is little known among us.  It’s only 6 chapters, in 149 verses and a total of 3,084 words.  Can we glean some eternal lessons from this brief letter of the Apostle Paul?  We certainly can!  In today’s lesson we will draw out some of Paul’s teachings that we think will bless all of our lives.

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Maurine and Scot Proctor have spent extensive time in the Holy Land, researching the life of Christ. They have taught the New Testament in the Institute program for many years and have written books and numerous articles on the life of the Savior.

Join our study group and let’s delve into the scriptures in a way that is inspiring, expanding and joyful.

The Book of Galatians is little known among us.  It’s only 6 chapters, in 149 verses and a total of 3,084 words.  Can we glean some eternal lessons from this brief letter of the Apostle Paul?  We certainly can!  In today’s lesson we will draw out some of Paul’s teachings that we think will bless all of our lives.

Welcome to Meridian Magazine’s Come Follow Me Podcast.  We’re Scot and Maurine Proctor and we truly love being with you each week.  Can you believe we’ve already done this 38 times together and this week will mark one million downloads of this Podcast thanks to you, our amazing listeners.

Maurine, I have to say something at the outset here before we get into the heart of this lesson.  We have been so overwhelmed with gratitude this past week as you listeners and Meridian readers have so generously jumped into action to help us fund the building of a school in Bihar, India for the children of the leprosy-affected.  Our time in India was truly one of the most heart-rending we have ever had in our developing world experience.  These precious people, who are considered even beneath the untouchables in India, are truly the least of all of our Heavenly Father’s children.

They certainly are, and we felt so much love for them and so much compassion for their plight as we spent ten days there among them.  It was amazing to see what loving them and yes, touching them did to awaken their hope and their eternal spirits.  Many people to this day think you cannot touch a person with leprosy—that just isn’t true.  But because there is a powerful stigma around these humble ones, they don’t get any touch from other human beings.  We could tell when we reached out and held their faces in our hands, and put our arms around them and hugged them and stroked their hair and gently patted their backs, well, we felt like we were the recipients of the blessings of touch more than they were.

So, at the preparation of this podcast, you have already given more than $66,000 towards our goal of $200,000.  And do you realize that this $200,000 will be matched by a very generous anonymous donor to make $400,000!  Will you please join us and others in helping with our Meridian Cares annual Humanitarian project and give generously to the building of this school for the children of the leprosy-affected.  You can go to: and just follow the various prompts to give.  We suggested last week that if each of you who is listening would give $25, we could raise the entire amount needed.  Many of you have given $100, $250, $500 or even $1000.  THANK YOU SO MUCH!  We have done two stories on Meridian now to give you the background and context of this project.  Again, please go to: to help.  And know that not one penny of this goes anywhere but Rising Star Outreach to then build this school.  Every penny.  Blessings to each one of you for your generous spirits!

Let’s now talk about the Book of Galatians—and more importantly, the teachings of Paul to the Galatians.  Who were the Galatians and where is Galatia?

The Galatians were made up of no less than three tribes, one of which was comprised of ancient Gauls who had been there since about 278 B.C.  The Gauls were a Celtic tribe from what would now be modern-day France and small parts of Belgium, western Germany and northern Italy.  As a Celtic race, the Gauls lived an agrarian society and certainly had a landed class.  The Celts were known for their believing in a higher power and many of them in Galatia had been converted by Paul in his first mission through this area.

And I have to tell you where Galatia is located–because I lived in the heart of Galatia for two years!  It’s in north-central Turkey, much of which is the Anatolian Plateau, and the heart and capital of Galatia was Ankara—the very city where we lived as a family.  This is the capital city of modern Turkey.  It would seem natural that the enormous city of Istanbul with her 15 million citizens would be the capital of Turkey, but after Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was instrumental in the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and then began serving as the first president of the Republic of Turkey in 1923—he immediately moved the capital to Ankara, more in the heart of the country—and right in the heart of ancient Galatia.

Paul wrote this letter from Rome to the Galatians as early as AD 48 but more likely around AD 58.  So this was now nearly a generation, as much as 25 years, since the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  The letter that Paul wrote was to a scattered group of Christian converts living in this remote region who needed counsel from this apostle on unity and coming to understand and recognize the fruits of the Spirit.  And again, remember that most of these Saints were Paul’s converts from his first mission through this very area.

These letters that Paul was writing to various peoples and regions remind us how very difficult it was in those early days to keep all the converts held together in one Lord, one Church, and one doctrine (see Ephesians 4:5).  It’s amazing that Christianity grew so fast and so well in those early days, but it is also no wonder with the geographical setting that the doctrines and beliefs changed over time because of a sheer struggle to have communications from the central leadership of the Church.

Paul says in the first chapter of Galatians, verses 6-9:

6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

In other words, ‘you have already strayed from your Father in Heaven and are far from the atonement of Jesus Christ.’ Then Paul goes on:

7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

So, there were already those who were perverting the pure gospel and teachings of Jesus Christ that Paul had preached to them and began leading these tender converts away from those pure truths. And Paul emphasized again:

9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. (Galatians 1: 6-9)

Scot, I’ve always marveled that in the early Church, in the days of the original apostles and the apostle Paul, they could retain any semblance of unity of doctrine or unity of understanding.  I think how blessed we are today to live in an age of instant communications—with cell phones, email, Internet, satellites, simultaneous broadcasting of General Conference in scores of languages—how truly blessed we are.  And yet, with all that, there are still those who come among us, by these same means of communication, and try to pervert the gospel of Christ, and to lead us astray from the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ.

I love what President Russell M. Nelson said this past Tuesday, September 17:

“Truth is truth.  Some things are simply true. The arbiter of truth is God—not your favorite social media news feed, not Google, and certainly not those who are disaffected from the Church.

President Spencer W. Kimball taught that absolute truth cannot be “altered by the opinions of men. . . . If men are really humble, they will realize that they discover, but do not create, truth.”

“Many now claim that truth is relative and that there is no such thing as divine law or a divine plan. Such a claim is simply not true. There is a difference between right and wrong. Truth is based upon the laws God has established for the dependability, protection, and nurturing of His children. Eternal laws operate in and affect each of our lives, whether we believe them or not.” (Russell M. Nelson, From an address given at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, on September 17, 2019).  This is the same thing Paul was trying to teach his converts in AD 58!

In chapter 5, verse 1 of Galatians Paul admonishes us:

1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

This reminds me of Lehi’s teachings in 2 Nephi, chapter 2:

27 Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man.  And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.

28 And…I would that ye should look to the great Mediator, and hearken unto his great commandments; and be faithful unto his words, and choose eternal life, according to the will of his Holy Spirit.

I have to say that we can be so easily brought into spiritual bondage by embracing false ideas or false paradigms.  And it can work on a macro or micro level in our lives.

It can work in our hearts on a daily basis if we are not careful.  We’ve briefly talked about this in another podcast, but we need to offer you the tool that Scot and I use all the time that helps us so much.

When one of us feels a little down, or discouraged or anxious or uneasy or just plain feels blue, we ask this question:  What is it that you are believing right now that isn’t true?  Now that may sound facile, but on the contrary it is very powerful.

Again, when one of us notices the other is not being himself or herself, the other lovingly asks:  What is it that you are believing right now that isn’t true.

See, lies and falsehoods are bondage and they can come in all shapes and sizes.  Truth is light.  Truth is reason.  Truth is eternal and the truth makes us free.  Let’s talk about how lies can bring us into bondage.

“You can passionately and powerfully believe something that is completely false. False ideas do not always announce themselves as being counterfeit. If they did, we certainly could be wiser.

“Perhaps if each of our false assumptions was dressed as a wolf, baring its teeth, we’d identify it faster. Then, we’d run from assumptions that really hurt us. But they don’t and we don’t.

“We embrace them, because we don’t know better.

“This means you can cling to an assumption that really hurts you. What makes it worse is not only that you believe it, but that you begin to shore it up with evidence—sometimes a whole array of evidence—from your life. You unwittingly pile up examples to prove your false assumptions, until they seem to be a part of your outlook. They become burrowed into your soul as if they are reality.

“Some false assumptions may have a minor affect on you, barely disturbing your wholeness. But some false assumptions are much more dangerous. It really matters if you assume a bridge across a ravine is secure, and you have misunderstood, not seeing that wooden slats have rotted through. (Maurine Proctor, Five Assumptions that Hurt Your Spirituality, Meridian Magazine:

Bondage can come upon us subtly and catch us unaware.  And this tool of exposing our false ideas and lies that we embrace is so handy to pull out and use as often as needed:  What is it that I’m believing right now that isn’t true?

Scot, I remember many years ago we had a massive project to do.  We had all these little children completely dependent upon our support.  We got this very large contract to produce 37 training videos on—do you remember—on IV Catheters!  We also had to produce training manuals and all the materials that went with this for a major medical devices corporation.  We were so grateful for the work, but it was a bit daunting.  I remember, Scot, that at the outset of this project you got a bit overwhelmed and were looking pretty blue.  I came to you and said:

“Scot, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” I said.  “I’m just fine.”

“You’re not fine.  I can see it all about you.  Your body language tells me otherwise.”

“Maurine, I’m fine.  I need to keep working.”

“Scot, what is it you’re believing right now that isn’t true?”

“Nothing.  I’m truly fine.  Really, I just need to keep working.”

“Scot.  Look at me.  Darling, what is it you’re believing right now that isn’t true?”

“I hate it when you look at me that way, Maurine.  I feel myself melting…I believe that I’m not up to the task of this project.  I think it’s bigger than me.  I’m not sure I have the skills to pull this off.  I think I will fail.”

See, I had already embraced a number of lies and was building an entire case around them and it had brought me to the point of real bondage—a place where I could not move forward because of these self-imposed chains I had put all around me.  Anytime we embrace a lie or believe something that just isn’t true—it is bondage.

That’s right.  And we see it in the little things of life, like this enormous job we had to do of producing all those training video—and that was little in perspective—to the big things of life, like finding something in a Google search about the Church or something we’ve never heard of before about Joseph Smith—that isn’t true—and we immediately embrace it and bam! We begin to be fettered with the chains of bondage.

We saw it so often in our interviews with our precious young single adults we served, where someone would embrace a lie like, “I have to be perfect or I will not measure up.” Or they would often say, “I don’t think the Lord is there for me because He has not answered my prayer that I just wanted to be married before I graduated.” Or another common lie was:  “I really don’t think I’m good enough and I have proof because no one ever asks me out on a date.”  The lies came in many shapes and sizes and a whole array of colors and flavors.  And this simple tool of asking a question:  “What is it that I’m believing right now that just isn’t true?” is so critically important!

Again:  Paul taught, “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”  This is a critical teaching and we’ve tried to make it a bit more practical for you as you are barraged with lies on a daily basis.

And in Paul’s day, the Galatians were also dealing with what to them seemed like very serious truths that were really falsehoods and were bringing them into bondage.  The Law of Moses had been fulfilled in the Atonement of Jesus Christ, yet many of the Jews who had converted still felt that anyone who embraced the gospel of Jesus Christ should also submit themselves to the law of circumcision.  This may seem like a small or insignificant thing to us in our day, but in those days, this could bring people to apostasy—and certainly to bondage.

Paul explained:

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

For I testify again to every man that is acircumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

Paul is saying that if a new convert has to subject himself to circumcision, he will then be obligated to live the whole Law of Moses, all of which was fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

Paul made it clear to the Galatians and to us in chapter 3:

24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

You have to understand that there was a huge paradigm in those days that bloodlines and tribes played a critical role in your state and standing with men and society and with God.  It was everything to be the children of Abraham—you see it all through the New Testament—and many felt that this elite group could only be joined through the law of circumcision which pre-dated the Law of Moses.’

Paul was teaching them two things here: That circumcision was not necessary any more AND that to become a member of the family of Jesus Christ required faith and that this was the ultimate lineage to be a part of.

27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

In other words, we have taken upon ourselves the name of Christ—just as we do every week when we partake of the sacrament.  Then Paul continues:

28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Galatians 3: 24-29)

So, just as the Law of Moses was a schoolmaster to bring them to Christ, so, now, in our day, the Book of Mormon is our schoolmaster to bring us to Jesus Christ. (See Faust, James E., The Keystone of our Religion, October 1983)  In the Church we have the Priesthood keys and the sacred and saving ordinances that bring us to Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice.  And after all is said and done, we learn that the true Schoolmaster IS Jesus Christ Himself.

The trials and challenges of this life and the things we face, coupled with our knowledge of the Gospel, are to bring us to THE Schoolmaster.

And as we learn to embrace truth and shed the lies that place us in bondage, our experience here in mortality will be so much easier and so much more effective.

Elder Neal A. Maxwell taught:

“There are many who suffer so much more than the rest of us: some go agonizingly; some go quickly; some are healed; some are given more time; some seem to linger. There are variations in our trials but no immunities. Thus, the scriptures cite the fiery furnace and fiery trials (see Dan. 3:6–261 Pet. 4:12). Those who emerge successfully from their varied and fiery furnaces have experienced the grace of the Lord, which He says is sufficient (see Ether 12:27). Even so, brothers and sisters, such emerging individuals do not rush to line up in front of another fiery furnace in order to get an extra turn! However, since the mortal school is of such short duration, our tutoring Lord can be the Schoolmaster of the compressed curriculum.” (Maxwell, Neal A., From Whom All Blessings Flow, April 1997)

Just as he had written in his letter to the Romans, Paul talks again to the Galatians about the faith of Abraham in chapter 3, verse 6 through 9:

6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

We learn here that the Gospel of Jesus Christ was preached to and given to Abraham. That kind of blows the paradigms of millions of Christians who thought that the gospel was first preached at the time of Christ’s earthly ministry only.  In the Church of Jesus Christ we know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ was preached from the very beginning of time and was given to Adam and Eve (See Moses 6:51-68) and the great plan of salvation was known by Enoch, Noah, Melchizedek, Lehi, Nephi, Jacob and all the holy prophets and their wives from the beginning.

I love how Isaiah tells us to look not only unto righteous Abraham, but also unto faithful Sarah. (See Isaiah 51: 1-2 and 2 Nephi 8: 1-2)  The covenant could not have been made without a man and a woman.

Our friend and author, Doug Clark spent more than three decades studying and researching all the ancient sources about Abraham and Sarah and wrote an amazing book called: The Blessings of Abraham: Becoming a Zion People.

We learn much about Sarah from ancient sources:

“Abraham’s love encompassed also those whom he led, beginning most ardently with his own wife.  Speaking of Abraham taking Sarah out of Haran, the Zohar comments that “it was by persuasion and not by compulsion [that] he induced Sara to go with him.”  Abraham’s priesthood leadership was the model of what the Lord commands concerning latter-day priesthood leadership: never by “compulsion” but “only by persuasion” and the similar attributes of gentleness, meekness, kindness, and love unfeigned—qualifications for the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost and the presence of God (D&C 121:37, 41–42, 45–46).

“And if Abraham so qualified, so did his beloved Sarah, whose faith at least matched that of Abraham. He had heard the command to leave directly from God, she only from Abraham. Yet she went without argument and with full purpose of heart, qualifying for the continuous presence and protection of the Almighty… ‘Following the leadings of divine Providence with the one supreme motive to honor and obey God, he carried with him the presence of the Lord.’

“As did Sarah. Jewish tradition tells of a visible “cloud of holiness” that hovered over her tent as ‘God’s testimony to what went on within.’ Sarah constantly ‘brought . . . holiness into her home,’ which was imbued with the divine presence, a light that spread over the rest of the camp as well…It was perhaps this visible divine protection to which Abraham alluded when he wrote, as recorded in the Book of Abraham, “we . . . came forth in the way to the land of Canaan, and dwelt in tents as we came on our way; therefore, eternity was our covering and our rock and our salvation” (Abr. 2:15–16). For both Abraham and Sarah, this “was a journey that transformed them both.” (Clark, E. Douglas, The Blessings of Abraham: Becoming a Zion People, ePages 325-327)

I love that image of the ‘cloud of holiness’ that hovered over Sarah’s tent.  I bet if we had eyes to see there would also be clouds of holiness hovering over the homes of our righteous women throughout the earth.  Women are scarcely coming to know their power and their influence—and I love this invitation from Isaiah and from Paul to look unto both Abraham and unto Sarah.

Let’s turn in closing to the contrast Paul draws in Galatians chapter 5 between the works of the flesh or the natural man and the fruits of the Spirit or the man or woman of Christ.

In verses 16 through 23 we read:

16 …Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

In other words, as we have the Holy Ghost with us all the time—in our daily walk—we are not be tempted by the things of this world.

17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh…

18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

So, as we are led by the Spirit in all things, we really have no need to be constrained by or be under the law—we will be led to follow all things the Lord would have us do.

Then Paul enumerates and contrasts the things of the flesh:

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, [Even these words tend to grate upon our spirits, don’t they?]

21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Then, with a breath of fresh air, Paul teaches us of the works and fruits of the Spirit:

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

These qualities give us a litmus test of when the Spirit is present and guiding our lives. This is how Moroni says it:

“But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God, and to serve him is inspired of God.” Everything. If goodness and love is present, God is the author. We do not come up with these things of our own power, but by the Spirit.

The reverse is also true. Contention, envy, anger, self-centeredness is not of the Lord and does not come from him.

“Wherefore, take heed, my beloved brethren, that ye do not judge that which is evil to be of God, or that which is good and of God to be of the devil” (Moroni 7: 13, 14).

I love all those descriptive words of the fruits of the Spirit.  These should be qualities and attributes that abound in our homes and our relationships.  They should work in us in our Church callings and ministering.  They should be a part of our feelings towards our friends and associates and in our associations and communications in social media.

What timely teachings from more than 19 centuries ago for our day!

We’ve so loved being with you again this week.  Don’t forget about helping us fund and build this school for the children of the leprosy-affected in Bihar, India.  You can go to and every dollar, every penny of your donation will go to building that school.  Thank you in advance for your generous support for our Meridian Cares humanitarian project this year.

And thanks to Paul Cardall for providing the music that begins and ends this podcast.

Next week we’ll be studying the Book of Ephesians together and the lesson is entitled:  “For the Perfecting of the Saints.” Have a wonderful week and see you next time.


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Hello from Lewis

HI there!

I am currently sitting in a lovely cottage in Riof on the west coast of Lewis, with some of the Maclean project. I have been here for almost a week practicing for our gig at Hebcelt which was on Saturday night. It was our first gig and what an amazing time we had! You can see some of the songs we performed on the BBC i-Player

This has been my first trip to Lewis, and the weather and surroundings have been stunning. We were lucky enough to take a boat trip around the coast-line, going in and out of caves, spotting seals and catching lobsters for tea. Although its very cold, the sea is lovely and blue to swim in, and surrounded by white sand beaches. So yes, we’ve been working hard but playing hard too! I will be quite sad to leave, although looking forward to gigs in Glasgow and at Speyfest with Jenn Butterworth this week.

Tonight at 8pm I will be taking part in a live stream for Butterstone TV with Dougie Maclean and Ross Ainslie. You can find it here. (Butterstone TV is a subscription service). Dougie’s family are going to set up a studio here in Lewis for the stream so you can see where we have been all week!

It is my last day here, and the beach is calling so I will sign off for one last paddle!

LB x

The Maclean Project and family on the secret beach in Lewis!

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#Lyme Disease Treatment with Andrographis Update

Hello To All,

I started taking the herb andrographis last month to help kill off the remaining borrelia. Both my naturopath and my LLMD thought this would be a good choice for me. So I started off with 1 pill per day with the intention of working up slowly.

My reaction to it was quite strong at first. I’m happy to say that I didn’t get a migraine, which is my usual signal that I don’t tolerate a substance. What I did get were classic die-off symptoms: fatigue, achiness, chills, irritability, and anxiety just for added fun. I slowly worked my way up to 2 pills per day 3 days per week. The recommended dose is 4 pills per day. It got easier, but it was still tough. But I felt optimistic because I knew that I was making progress.

Then I had a setback. I went a little wild with food while out of town and my yeast symptoms returned. I started on the Ampho B/Diflucan/Nystatin combination that has served me well in the past, but this time I crashed hard. It was probably the combination of the andrographis and the drugs. I had to stop the andrographis temporarily. It took about two weeks for my symptoms to subside. I feel much better this past week. It’s frustrating, though. Ever since the antibiotics, the yeast just keeps coming back. I’m looking into more long-term solutions for this, such as: systemic enzymes, iodine, monolaurin, and different probiotics.

On a positive note, some remarkable things happened in the last few months. I had some days where I felt great! Not just okay, not just good, but great! My sensitivity to food markedly decreased. I also woke up one day thinking that I’m finally healing and that I will make a full recovery. Is this false hope? I don’t know. But I’ve learned to pay closer attention to my body and listen to my intuition. It steers me in the right direction when I’m willing to listen to it.

#Lyme Disease and Rife Machines Part 2

Hello to All,

I haven’t felt like writing in a while. I’ve been in a holding pattern waiting to see how I felt after several months of killing Borrelia with a Rife machine. This technology is pretty new to me and I’m trying to understand it better. I’m also trying to decide how much faith to put in a treatment that is so alternative.

When I last wrote, my doctor had put me on Teasel root. This herbal antimicrobial made me miserable even though I reduced my dose to 1/10 of a drop once per week. I had profound fatigue, headaches, muscle weakness, shakiness, and light-headedness even at this low dose. My doctor agreed with me that these were side effects and not worth it for me. We discussed alternate medications, especially ones that would be compatible with rifing. He suggested tinidazole.

According to people knowledgeable about Rife machines, using antibiotics is counterproductive to rifing. Antibiotics can cause resistance and drive the pathogens deeper into the tissues as they avoid exposure to the drugs. Certain ABX can be used intermittently while rifing, such as cyst busters like metronidazole or tinidazole. I just read Bryan Rosner’s book Lyme Disease and Rife Machines and he says this as well.

I’m doing a treatment protocol that increases the time and number of frequencies as you can tolerate it.  I’m following auto channels recommended to me. Auto channels cycle through groups of frequencies. I started with channel 466, then I added 467. I just added channel 468 on top of those two. That will cover about 100 frequencies against Lyme spirochetes, hatchlings, eggs, and Babesia. The nice thing about the GB-4000 is that it can run 8 frequencies at once, so you can cover a lot of ground.

As for my response, I had 30-hour flu-like herx responses to the treatments for a number of sessions. The herxes decreased so I added time and more frequencies until I herxed again. I just started the tinidazole, so we’ll see what that does to me…

#Lyme Disease Treatment Update

Hello to All,

I saw my LLMD this week and I’m starting treatment with pharmaceutical antibiotics. I’m apprehensive but also hopeful that this regimen could turn things around for me. He had me start cholestyramine and liposomal glutathione for detox, and pharmaceutical yeast meds. He also had me start Fibroboost and Meriva for inflammation control, and NT Factor Energy for mitochondrial support. The first antibiotic I start is Biaxin, then I’ll add in Malarone for the Babesia. If tolerated, I add in grapefruit seed extract to break up cysts. I’m on day 2 of the Biaxin and I’m waiting for the storm to begin. I hope that the detox and inflammation supplements will minimize any herxes, but we’ll see.

I wasn’t prepared for the cost of treatment. My ABX cost $300, and the antifungals cost another $50 (out of pocket). The detox supplements will run me another $150 per month. This is on top of the cost of office visits and my other supplements. Yikes. It’s a good thing my husband loves me. I’ve become one expensive gal.

I started reading Dr. Richard Horowitz’ book, Why Can’t I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease, which is #10 on the New York Times list of top-selling science books. His approach is comprehensive, with a 16 point diagnosis map to determine the whole picture of what ails chronically ill patients. The book is quite dense, as it is meant for both patients and practitioners. But it is written clearly and in a friendly tone, so I find it easy to read, albeit in small chunks. I find the case studies very helpful. I can relate to his patients very well.

So that’s all for now. I’ll write an update when all the meds kick in. I hope for the best, but am preparing for the worst.

Renewed Hope for Lyme Disease and Biotoxin Illness

Hello to All,

I met with my third doctor in three years on my ongoing quest for health. I was impressed by his comprehensive approach to my illness. Here is the gist of it:

  • I have Lyme Disease (he is my third doc to confirm this*) AND
  • I also have Babesia (diagnosed by symptoms. Testing is $$$ and not always helpful) AND
  • Poor phase 1 and 2 detoxification ability resulting in inadequate glutathione production
  • Inability to detox mold resulting in biotoxin illness (revealed by genetic testing)
  • Methylation defects – MTFHR and others
  • Ongoing yeast problems
  • Increased intestinal permeability (aka Leaky Gut syndrome)
  • High levels of lead and mercury (though they came down significantly with IV chelation)
  • Reduced liver function
  • Reduced thyroid and adrenal function

Now, I already knew most of this, but it’s refreshing to have someone put it all together at one time. Now we’ll see if he has solutions for my problems. I can only hope that this is the complete picture of my health problems and there are no others in hiding. I’m testing my metal levels and spending the next 5 weeks detoxing before proceeding with Babesia treatment. Here are a few meds and supplements that I’ll be adding to my regimen:

  • Apex Methyl-SP formula, containing high doses of B vitamins, TMG and choline (given by my current naturopath)
  • Researched Nutritionals Liposomal Glutathione
  • Cholestyramine
  • Diflucan every other day
  • Nystatin twice per day

I’m also experimenting with my diet. I mostly avoid gluten, dairy, and sugar, and now I’m cutting down on the meat and omitting beef and pork entirely. I must admit, I feel a little starved.

I feel a renewed sense of hope after meeting with him. But as they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. I’ll track my symptoms and report back.

* Note: I have a Lyme Disease diagnosis by two naturopaths and an MD whose specialty is treating Lyme, ME/CFS and similar conditions. I’ve thought about seeing an infectious disease doc, but I doubt I’ll get any assistance from one. My diagnosis does not meet CDC criteria.

Bartonella as a Possible Cause for Rheumatic Disease

Hello to All,

Following is a link to an excellent audio interview with Dr. Robert Mozayeni, a rheumatologist in Bethesda, MD who has conducted research with patients with chronic inflammatory diseases and found a link to Bartonella infection. I highly recommend listening to it. This could be a real breakthrough, especially since it comes from a conventionally trained MD.

Here are some important points from the interview:

  • Chronic  rheumatological diseases often have an infection as a root cause
  • Lyme Disease is often a blanket diagnosis when in fact organisms other than borrelia are the problem. Those with Bartonella can often be misdiagnosed as having chronic borreliosis, which similarly manifests, though the two are distinct.
  • Treating a patient for Borrelia when they actually have Bartonella can have detrimental effects
  • Bartonella is hard to detect and difficult to treat
  • Typical testing for Bartonella is often faulty and results in under diagnosis
  • Treating Bartonella involves a long course of antibiotics, at least 6 months
  • Neurological symptoms are common with bartonella infection
  • Patients are often stigmatized and traumatized after repeated treatment failures in the medical system

In collaboration with Dr. Robert Mozayeni, a rheumatologist based in Maryland, and Dr. Ricardo Maggi, a research assistant professor at NC State, Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt, professor of internal medicine at NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine and adjunct professor of medicine at Duke University, tested blood samples from 296 patients for evidence of Bartonella infection. The patients had previously been diagnosed with conditions ranging from Lyme disease to arthritis to chronic fatigue. Since rheumatic symptoms have sometimes been reported following cat scratch disease, the researchers wanted to see if these patients tested positive for B. henselae.

Of the 296 patients, 62 percent had Bartonella antibodies, which supported prior exposure to these bacteria.

Breitschwerdt and Maggi figured out how to cultivate the bacteria in the laboratory from blood samples of infected people. They founded a company called Galaxy Diagnostics to handle the laboratory volume. For information on Bartonella testing used by Dr. Mozayeni’s Clinic, please visit http://www.galaxydx.com/web/human-health/test-descriptions/

I dislike the narrow definition of Lyme Disease as an infection of only Borrelia, because so often these infections go together. However, I think that this research is a big step. Hurray for Drs. Mozayeni, Breitschwerdt, and Maggi!

Lyme Disease Treatment Status

Hello to All,

I neglected my blog and email this summer. I suppose part of this is because I just wanted to enjoy myself and forget about being sick for a while (as much as that is possible). The other part is because I feel stuck, unmotivated, and frustrated. I’ve done hundreds of hours of research and feel that I know almost everything there is to know about this disease. I’ve been through almost 2 years of antimicrobial treatment and 1 year of serious detox before that. Though I’ve made a number of improvements, I’m still not well. In summary, my problems below the neck have improved considerably, but certain neurological problems have worsened.

I thought that this would be a good time to take stock of my healing progress. Here is the status on my symptoms:

  1. Headaches: lessened in severity and frequency, but still a problem 10 – 15 days per month
  2. Joint pain: gone
  3. Muscle pain: improved – occasional pain in right side of neck and shoulder ( I love Cryoderm topical for this)
  4. Irritable bowel: gone, or perhaps just being managed with magnesium and fiber?
  5. Depression: intermittent and milder (managed using exercise, 5-htp, l-tyrosine, and l-phenylalanine)
  6. Fatigue: improved from the past two years, but still a problem
  7. Vulvodynia: gone for months now
  8. Tooth pain: improved but still flares occasionally
  9. Food intolerance: much improved
  10. Chemical sensitivities: improved but still a problem
  11. Heat sensitivity: improved but I have to be careful
  12. Light sensitivity: started in 2011. Improved since then

Problematic or worsening symptoms:

  1. Dizziness/light headedness: a daily problem for me. This started with an episode of vertigo in 2011.
  2. Heart palpitations: a new problem that developed in December of 2012
  3. Anxiety: still a big problem, (especially when I get dizzy I tend to panic)
  4. Cognitive dysfunction: still a problem, especially decision making, organizing, and short term memory
  5. Insomnia: worsened in December

I summary, my symptoms still wax and wane. I have more pain-free days with good energy, very few days where I’m completely miserable and dysfunctional, lot of days where I just feel crummy and tired. The dizziness is my most disabling symptom at this time. I frequently cannot drive because of it.

So what the heck is going on?

My doctor ran some blood tests: ferritin, thyroid, thyroid antibodies, the usual blood work up, and a nutritional test called a Spectracell. My ferritin (iron storage) is rock bottom at 4.0, my thyroid is low, no thyroid antibodies (hurray!) and I have a few other abnormalities. I await the results of the Spectracell.

My new treatment plan:

  • Serious iron replacement
  • Boost thyroid with SSKI iodine. If not helpful, switch to thyroid meds
  • A new antimicrobial regimen using a tincture called Quintessence by Bio Pure. This contains herbs popularized by Stephen Buhner, including knotweed, stephania, andrograhis, red root, and smilax.
  • Teasel
  • Peony for blood

I’m starting very slowly, one herb at a time to determine tolerance. Wish me luck.

Until next time,

Lyme Disease and Candida Infections

As many of us with Lyme Disease already know, we are usually infected with more than one kind of bug. Today, I want to talk about what I’ve learned about Candida and my efforts to overcome it.

I believe that Candida is one of my worst problems, leading to gut permeability, food “allergies”, inflammation, and chronic headaches. I first figured out that I had a Candida problem in 2008 when my research on headaches and food allergies led me to this as a probable cause. After trying a few natural supplements and probiotics to no avail, I started taking oral Nystatin powder. Bingo! I had my first remission of headaches and misery in years. I was able to eat a wider variety of foods. But the effects were short lived. It seems the effectiveness of Nystatin wore off within months.

After trying numerous other natural and pharmaceutical antifungals and clays for gut detox, I had only slight and short-lived relief. Then my doctor put me on Butyrate in 2012. I didn’t realize it at the time, but that was probably a major contributor to my improved health last year. That, along with NAET/BioSET treatments, toxin binders, and high doses of methylfolate to improve my detox system.

I discussed Butyrate in a previous post. Not only does it mop up excess ammonia, quell food allergies, and soothe the gut, but it actually disables the more virulent hyphal form of Candida. Following is some research I came across discussing the role of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA’s) on gut health and Candida.

The American Society for Microbiology provides free access to full text articles on Candida and other fungal infections. Here is a link to an article in the Journal of Infectious Immunology from 2004 titled Regulation of Candida albicans Morphogenesis by Fatty Acid Metabolites: http://iai.asm.org/content/72/11/6206.full.pdf+html. Briefly, this article talks about how fatty acids disable the conversion of Candida albicans into their more virulent hyphal form that burrows into tissues.

And here is link to another article in the journal Eukaryotic Cell titled Conjugated Linoleic Acid Inhibits Hyphal Growth in Candida albicans by Modulating Ras1p Cellular Levels and Downregulating TEC1 Expression: http://ec.asm.org/content/10/4/565.full.pdf+html. The gist of this article is that CLA stops the virulent hyphal form of Candida.

In my ignorance and efforts to save money, I gradually stopped taking Butyrate, or only took it sporadically. I started it again at a high dose of 600mg, 8 caps per day, and have noticed a reduction in food-related headaches. So in order for me to eat enough to survive, I take 2 capsules of activated charcoal or clay 30 min before a meal, and 4 caps of butyrate at the end of a meal. Hopefully, this is a short term fix until I can actually kill off my gut infections for good.

My doctor also has me on Pau d’arco, a South American herb known for its antimicrobial properties. I make it into a tea and drink it twice per day. It tastes nice, like root beer. So far it has no side effects for me at this dose. Lapachol is a compound in Pau d’arco that is known to kill Candida. You can look this up in PubMed.gov and come up with journals discussing the research. Here is one source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7938274.

My next step with Candida is to try oxygen therapies, like ozone or oral liquid oxygen products to see if I can really kill it off instead of just keeping it at bay with fungistatic compounds and diet.


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Top Ten Books I’d Love Santa To Bring This Year

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week, she posts an idea relating to books and encourages other book bloggers to respond with their own top ten lists.

This week’s topic is “top ten books you wouldn’t mind Santa bringing this year.” I think I’ve been an awful good girl this year, so hopefully Santa can work some magic and put at least one of these books under my tree!

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Ned Hughes, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Charles Lott, Police Officer, Dennis Johnson, et al., Defendants-appellees, 350 F.3d 1157 (11th Cir. 2003)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - 350 F.3d 1157 (11th Cir. 2003) DECIDED November 14, 2003

John Cowles Neiman, Jr. (Court-Appointed), Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Eric Bice Cromwell, II, James E. Atchison, Mobile, AL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

Before TJOFLAT, BARKETT and HILL, Circuit Judges.

BARKETT, Circuit Judge:

Ned Hughes appeals the district court's dismissal, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) (2) (B) (i) and (ii), of his pro se and in forma pauperis civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several City of Mobile police officers. In his complaint, Hughes alleges that the police officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights by stopping, searching, and arresting him without reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or a warrant. He also alleges that the officers' treatment of him after the initial stop and arrest, including holding him against his will, forcing him to remove his clothes and wait in the cold, and interrogating him in his underwear, was unconstitutional. Finally, Hughes claims that the officers took several of his items without a warrant or his consent and never returned them. Prior to service of process, the district court found that Hughes's claims were barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 114 S. Ct. 2364, 129 L. Ed. 2d 383 (1994); res judicata; the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e); and the statute of limitations. It therefore dismissed them sua sponte.

On appeal, Hughes asserts that: (1) his claim of an unlawful search and seizure is not precluded by Heck, because his convictions would not necessarily be invalidated if he prevailed; (2) his claims are not barred by res judicata because his prior complaint was dismissed without prejudice; (3) his complaint requests nominal damages, which are not barred by 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e), for violations of his Fourth Amendment rights; and (4) the factual record was insufficiently developed for the district court to determine that the statute of limitations period was not tolled for his deprivation of property claim. We affirm the district court's order with regard to the deprivation of property claim. However, we reverse and remand for further proceedings on the remainder of Hughes's claims.

Hughes is serving life sentences in Alabama state prison for two 1997 convictions for second-degree burglary and receipt of stolen property. In 1998, he filed a complaint in federal district court alleging that the police officers' actions before and after he was taken into custody violated the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments. The district court dismissed that complaint without prejudice prior to service of process, holding that Hughes's claims of illegal arrest, search and seizure, and coerced confession would have the effect of undermining his burglary conviction and were therefore barred by the rule in Heck. In addition, it held that his post-custody claims did not allege physical injury — only mental anguish, humiliation, and emotional distress — and therefore were barred under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e).

Hughes filed a second complaint in 2001, which is the subject of this appeal, similarly alleging violations of his Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Unlike his first complaint, however, Hughes's second complaint explicitly seeks compensatory damages for property seized by the police officers. In addition, it does not seek damages for time spent incarcerated. The district court again dismissed the complaint prior to service of process, relying on Heck and § 1997e(e) as well as the doctrine of res judicata for the claims raised in Hughes's first complaint. It dismissed Hughes's deprivation of property claim as barred by the two-year statute of limitations. Hughes now appeals.

In forma pauperis proceedings are governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Subsection (e) (2) of that statute provides that "the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that ... (B) the action or appeal — (i) is frivolous or malicious [or]; (ii) fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted...." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) (2). A district court's sua sponte dismissal for failure to state a claim under § 1915(e) (2) (B) (ii) is reviewed de novo, viewing the allegations in the complaint as true. Mitchell v. Farcass, 112 F.3d 1483, 1490 (11th Cir. 1997). Similarly, a district court's ruling on issues of res judicata is reviewed de novo. NAACP v. Hunt, 891 F.2d 1555, 1560 (11th Cir. 1990). A district court's sua sponte dismissal for frivolity under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) (2) (B) (i) is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Bilal v. Driver, 251 F.3d 1346, 1348 (11th Cir. 2001). "Pro se pleadings are held to a less stringent standard than pleadings drafted by attorneys and will, therefore, be liberally construed." Tannenbaum v. United States, 148 F.3d 1262, 1263 (11th Cir. 1998) (per curiam).

Under Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 114 S. Ct. 2364, 129 L. Ed. 2d 383 (1994), a state prisoner may not bring a claim for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 "if a judgment in favor of the plaintiff would necessarily imply the invalidity of his conviction." Id. at 487, 114 S. Ct. 2364. As the Supreme Court noted, the most obvious example of an action barred by Heck is one in which the plaintiff actually "seek [s] damages directly attributable to conviction or confinement." Id. at 487 n. 6, 114 S. Ct. 2364. But even when the plaintiff does not seek such damages, his suit may be barred if, for example, he must negate "an element of the offense of which he has been convicted" in order to prevail, id., or if he contends that the statute under which he was convicted is unconstitutional.

The Court explained in a footnote, however, that its holding would not necessarily preclude a Fourth Amendment claim of illegal search and seizure:

For example, a suit for damages attributable to an allegedly unreasonable search may lie even if the challenged search produced evidence that was introduced in a state criminal trial resulting in the § 1983 plaintiff's still-outstanding conviction. Because of doctrines like independent source and inevitable discovery, ... and especially harmless error, ... such a § 1983 action, even if successful, would not necessarily imply that the plaintiff's conviction was unlawful. In order to recover compensatory damages, however, the § 1983 plaintiff must prove not only that the search was unlawful, but that it caused him actual, compensable injury, ... which, we hold today, does not encompass the "injury" of being convicted and imprisoned (until his conviction has been overturned).

Id. at 487 n. 7, 114 S. Ct. 2364 (citations omitted) (emphasis in original). Because an illegal search or arrest may be followed by a valid conviction, see id.,1  a successful § 1983 action for Fourth Amendment search and seizure violations does not necessarily imply the invalidity of a conviction. As a result, Heck does not generally bar such claims.2  See Datz v. Kilgore, 51 F.3d 252, 253 n. 1 (11th Cir. 1995) (per curiam) ("Heck v. Humphrey ... is no bar to Datz' civil action because, even if the pertinent search did violate the Federal Constitution, Datz' conviction might still be valid considering such doctrines as inevitable discovery, independent source, and harmless error."); see also Moore v. Sims, 200 F.3d 1170 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (holding that unlawful seizure claims are not barred by Heck); Beck v. City of Muskogee Police Dep't, 195 F.3d 553, 558 (10th Cir. 1999) (finding that Heck did not apply to defendant's claims of illegal arrest, search, and seizure); Copus v. City of Edgerton, 151 F.3d 646, 648 (7th Cir. 1998) (observing that the Seventh Circuit interprets Heck to allow all § 1983 claims for unlawful searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment to go forward). But see Harvey v. Waldron, 210 F.3d 1008, 1010 (9th Cir. 2000) (concluding that under Heck, § 1983 claims of illegal search and seizure of evidence on which criminal charges are based do not accrue until the charges have been dismissed or the conviction has been overturned); Hudson v. Hughes, 98 F.3d 868, 872 (5th Cir. 1996) (holding that Heck barred the defendant's claims of false arrest and excessive force based on the specific facts of the case); Schilling v. White, 58 F.3d 1081, 1086 (6th Cir. 1995) (finding that under Heck, setting aside a conviction is a precondition for bringing Fourth Amendment claims).

In this case, the circumstances surrounding Hughes's convictions for burglary and receipt of stolen property are unknown from the record. It was impossible, therefore, for the district court to determine that a successful § 1983 action for unreasonable search and seizure necessarily implied the invalidity of those convictions. The district court therefore erred in finding these claims barred under Heck at this stage in the proceedings.

Additionally, the district court erred by alternatively finding that, according to the doctrine of res judicata, Hughes failed to state a claim. Under res judicata, a final judgment bars a subsequent lawsuit relitigating matters that were litigated or could have been litigated in the earlier suit. I.A. Durbin, Inc. v. Jefferson Nat'l Bank, 793 F.2d 1541, 1549 (11th Cir. 1986). However, res judicata does not apply if there was no final judgment on the merits in the earlier suit. Id. A dismissal without prejudice is not an adjudication on the merits and thus does not have a res judicata effect. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp., 496 U.S. 384, 396, 110 S. Ct. 2447, 110 L. Ed. 2d 359 (1990). In this case, the district court dismissed without prejudice Hughes's claims raised in 1998. Accordingly, the doctrine of res judicata did not bar Hughes from reasserting the same claims in 2001.

The district court's reliance to the contrary on Denton v. Hernandez, 504 U.S. 25, 112 S. Ct. 1728, 118 L. Ed. 2d 340 (1992), is misplaced. Describing the appropriate standard of review for § 1915(d) dismissals,3  the Denton Court noted that one factor to consider is "whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice." Id. at 34, 112 S. Ct. 1728. The Court then continued by observing that § 1915(d) dismissals are not dismissals on the merits and, therefore, do not prejudice the later filing of a paid complaint. Id. They "could, however, have a res judicata effect on frivolousness determinations for future in forma pauperis petitions." Id. As a result, a reviewing court "should consider whether the district court abused its discretion by dismissing the complaint with prejudice or without leave to amend." Id. Thus the Denton Court recognized no res judicata effect of § 1915 dismissals on subsequent paid complaints but, at the same time, stressed to the courts of appeal the importance of considering whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice. The logical conclusion is that only § 1915 dismissals with prejudice would have a res judicata effect on future in forma pauperis petitions; the distinction between "with" or "without" would otherwise be meaningless. The district court therefore erred in finding here that the earlier § 1915 dismissal without prejudice barred Hughes's 2001 in forma pauperis claims.

Hughes's 2001 complaint also seeks damages for his treatment by the police officers after he was taken into custody. He alleges that he was forced to strip down to his underwear, sit in the cold for an extended period, and then answer questions at the police station, still wearing only his underwear. Characterizing it as an Eighth, or alternatively a Fourteenth, Amendment claim, the district court dismissed this claim as barred by the Prison Litigation Reform Act, which precludes a prisoner from bringing a federal civil action "for mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody without a prior showing of physical harm." 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e). Hughes argues on appeal that, properly construed, his complaint raises a Fourth Amendment challenge to the unreasonableness of his arrest and seeks nominal damages. Section 1997e(e), however, bars any claim seeking compensatory damages for emotional distress suffered while in custody.4  See Napier v. Preslicka, 314 F.3d 528, 532 (11th Cir. 2002). Hughes concedes this but argues that § 1997e(e) does not bar nominal damages, which he claims to have sought.

Nominal damages are appropriate if a plaintiff establishes a violation of a fundamental constitutional right, even if he cannot prove actual injury sufficient to entitle him to compensatory damages. Carey v. Piphus, 435 U.S. 247, 255, 98 S. Ct. 1042, 55 L. Ed. 2d 252 (1978). Nominal damages are available for Fourth Amendment violations. See Slicker v. Jackson, 215 F.3d 1225, 1227 (11th Cir. 2000) (approving of nominal damages award in Fourth Amendment excessive force claim). Relying on the plain text of the statute, the Second, Third, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits have interpreted § 1997e(e) not to preclude a prisoner from seeking nominal damages. See Calhoun v. DeTella, 319 F.3d 936, 941 (7th Cir. 2003); Oliver v. Keller, 289 F.3d 623, 630 (9th Cir. 2002); Thompson v. Carter, 284 F.3d 411, 418 (2d Cir. 2002); Searles v. Van Bebber, 251 F.3d 869, 878-79 (10th Cir. 2001); Allah v. Al-Hafeez, 226 F.3d 247, 252 (3d Cir. 2000).

The district court dismissed Hughes's complaint sua sponte before service of process. Thus, the issue of whether § 1997e(e) precludes a prisoner from seeking nominal damages has not been presented in any way to the district court, and the district court did not consider whether Hughes's complaint could be liberally construed to request nominal damages. See Leal v. Ga. Dep't of Corrections, 254 F.3d 1276, 1280 (11th Cir. 2001) (per curiam) (vacating the district court's judgment and remanding to allow that court to consider the legal question in the first instance). Thus this claim should be considered by the district court in the first instance.

Finally, the district court dismissed Hughes's deprivation-of-property claims under the Fourteenth Amendment on the grounds that they were filed outside of Alabama's two-year statute of limitations applicable to § 1983 actions and were therefore frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) (2) (B) (i). To dismiss a prisoner's complaint as time-barred prior to service, it must "appear beyond a doubt from the complaint itself that [the prisoner] can prove no set of facts which would avoid a statute of limitations bar." Leal, 254 F.3d at 1280. From the complaint, it is clear that more than two years passed between the accrual of Hughes's property claims and the filing of his complaint in 2001. Hughes asserts, however, that he may be able to show that the limitations period was tolled if he is given a chance to amend his complaint.

In Leal, the district court sua sponte dismissed the prisoner's § 1983 suit because, on its face, the complaint appeared to be barred by the two-year statute of limitations. On appeal, Leal argued and we found that the statute of limitations may have been tolled while he exhausted his administrative remedies. As a result, given the facts of Leal's case, we concluded that "it does not appear beyond a doubt from the complaint itself that Leal can prove no set of facts which would avoid a statute of limitations bar." Id. We vacated the district court's opinion and remanded for Leal to present his argument to that court first.

Although the procedural posture here is similar, Hughes, unlike Leal, has pointed us to no particular reason why the statute of limitations might be tolled in his case, and we can discern none from the record. We therefore conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Hughes's claim. The district court's order did not, however, specify that it dismissed this claim with prejudice. Thus, if Hughes is able to plead facts that would support a finding that the statute of limitations has been tolled, he should be granted leave to amend his complaint.

AFFIRMED in part and REVERSED in part.

See also Haring v. Prosise, 462 U.S. 306, 321-22, 103 S. Ct. 2368, 76 L. Ed. 2d 595 (1983); Gerstein v. Pugh, 420 U.S. 103, 119, 95 S. Ct. 854, 43 L. Ed. 2d 54 (1975) ("illegal arrest or detention does not void a subsequent conviction").

In Heck, the Supreme Court noted that some Fourth Amendment claims would, if successful, necessarily imply the invalidity of the conviction because they would negate an element of the offense. For example, a successful § 1983 claim for unreasonable seizure might negate an element of the offense of resisting arrest. See Heck, 512 U.S. at 487 n. 6, 114 S. Ct. 2364. Thus, the court must look both to the claims raised under § 1983 and to the specific offenses for which the § 1983 claimant was convicted.

In 1996, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) was redesignated as § 1915(e), pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-134, § 804, 110 Stat. 1321-74 (April 26, 1996)

Section 1997e(e), however, "only precludes some actions for money damages, and does not materially thwart actions for declaratory and injunctive relief."Harris v. Garner, 190 F.3d 1279, 1288 (11th Cir. 1999), vacated, 197 F.3d 1059 (11th Cir. 1999), reinstated in relevant part, 216 F.3d 970, 972 (11th Cir. 2000) (en banc).


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What does it mean, and what are the implications of having a trial vacated?

Importantly, I would like to know whether this means that the current case is ditched and the prosecution has to lay down charges to the court again from scratch?

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    Ask your lawyer – Dale M Jan 22 '16 at 0:09
  • You could go to a library, that has Lexis or Westlaw, and do a search for cases in the court you are interested in, and analyze those cases to understand how they were vacated, and what it appears to mean. – mongo Nov 5 '19 at 14:05

What does it mean to have a case vacated?

Two US Lawyers Say:

  • The term "vacated" means that the Court on appeal reviewed the lower court's decision, found error, and overturned it.

  • It means a reviewing court, usually a court of appeal, has determined that a trial court judgement should be vacated, or in other words, eliminated.

Legal Dictionary Says:

  • The term vacate has two common usages in the law. With respect to real property, to vacate the premises means to give up possession of the property and leave the area totally devoid of contents. To vacate a court order or judgment means to cancel it or render it null and

Wikipedia Says:

  • A vacated judgment makes a previous legal judgment legally void. A vacated judgment is usually the result of the judgment of an appellate court, which overturns, reverses, or sets aside the judgment of a lower court. An appellate court may also vacate its own decisions.

    A trial court may have the power under certain circumstances, usually involving fraud or lack of jurisdiction over the parties to a case, to vacate its own judgments.

    A vacated judgment may free the parties to civil litigation to re-litigate the issues subject to the vacated judgment.

Here's What Dale M. Says:

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Therefore, pick your poison, do more research to determine the common definition in the context which it's applicable in your particular case, or ask your lawyer.

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    None of these deal with the specific use of 'vacate a trial' in England, which was the actual question. Asking your lawyer rather than doing basic research yourself is likely to prove an expensive luxury. – Tim Lymington Dec 16 '16 at 22:31

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Mother take son abroad without custody certificate in exparte divorce

I am divprced mother of a 7 yrs old old son. I want to take my child with me on PR to canada without a custody certificate but I have a x parte divorce on cruelty and alcoholic grounds . Can I?

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You can take your child along with you. However certain things are to be looked into.
Firstly if there is any dispute pertaining to the custody of the child.
Secondly what is the take of the childs father? Has he anywhere relinquished his rights over the child.
Many things are to be looked into. More details are required.
Feel free to contact me in case of any legal opinion.
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Major League Lacrosse: Denver Outlaws (11-3) Secure Top Seed For 2012 MLL Championships With 15-13 Win Over Chesapeake Bayhawks

Attackman Brendan Mundorf scored three goals and added two assists as the Denver Outlaws (11-3) secured the top seed for the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Championship Weekend presented by Warrior after earning a 15-13 victory over the Chesapeake Bayhawks (10-4) in front of 10,420 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday evening.

The Outlaws, who set a team record by winning their 11th game, will face the Long Island Lizards in the first semifinal on Saturday, August 25 at 1 p.m. ET at Harvard Stadium. Meanwhile, the Bayhawks claimed the second seed for the postseason and will face the defending MLL champion Boston Cannons in the second semifinal at approximately 4 p.m.

“It definitely feels good to get that number one seed and play in the early game,” said Mundorf, who was named Bud Light Player of the Game.

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The Rock and the River

The Rock and the River are still there – even when I can’t see them! We look out towards Dumbarton Rock and the River Clyde. There is, however, a problem! Straight ahead of us, there are some large trees. When the leaves are on the trees, we can’t see anything that’s behind the trees. We can’t see the Rock and the River – but they’re still there!
There is another Rock – Jesus Christ, the Rock of our salvation. There is another River – the Holy Spirit, the River of God’s blessing. When our faith is weak, we must remember this: Jesus is still the Rock of our salvation. When we don’t feel very blessed, we must remember this: the Holy Spirit is still the River of God’s blessing.
Jesus told a story about two builders. One was wise. He built his house on a rock. The other was foolish. He built his house on sand.  How are we to build our lives on Jesus Christ, the Rock of our salvation? We must hear His Word. We must obey His Word (Matthew 7:24). Hearing and obeying – this is the way of blessing. We read, in Ezekiel 47, about the River of God’s blessing: “The water came only to my ankles … the water came up to my knees … the water was up to my waist … the stream was so deep I could not wade through it. It was too deep to cross except by swimming” (verses 3-5). What an increase of blessing there is “when we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word” (Mission Praise, 760)!
 * There will be storms. There will be clouds. Beyond the storms and the clouds, there is the sunshine of God’s love. We must learn to lift up our eyes – and catch a glimpse of the glory of God. We walk about the streets of Bellsmyre. We hardly notice the beauty that’s all around us. Look to the north. Look to the south. Look to the west. Look to the east. What do you see? – “How clearly the sky reveals God’s glory! How plainly it shows what He has done!” (Psalm 19:1). When we see that our whole life is surrounded by the presence of God our Creator, we are encouraged. We look at our problems, and we say, “I look to the mountains; where will my help come from? My help will come from the Lord, who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:1-2).
 * We come to the Lord’s House. We gather together to celebrate the Lord’s Supper. We are called to remember Jesus and His love for us. We find it difficult to focus our attention on Him. We feel that His love is not really getting through to us. At the Lord’s Table, is there a word of encouragement for us? Yes! There is! The Lord’s Supper is not so much about our remembering Jesus. It’s about Jesus remembering us. When we forget Him, He never forgets us. What a wonderful message this is! We are loved with the greatest love of all. It’s the love that will never let us go. Jesus loves us with “an everlasting love” (Jeremiah 31:3). When we are assured of Christ’s love for us, we begin to say, in our hearts, “To God be the glory! Great things He hath done” (Mission Praise, 708).
 * As we come to the House of the Lord, we hear the words, “Let us worship God.” Jesus reminds us that “God is Spirit, and only by the power of His Spirit can people worship Him as He really is” (John 4:24). We hear about being “in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day” (Revelation 1:10). All of this seems so far beyond us. We are “weak.” In our hearts, we say, “we do not know how we ought to pray.” Coming to the Lord in our weakness, we hear His Word of encouragement: “the Spirit comes to help us” (Romans 8:26). Jesus loves us. The Holy Spirit helps us. The Lord is with us. He wants to bless us: “He is here, He is here, He is moving among us; He is here, He is here, as we gather in His Name! He is here, He is here, and He wants to work a wonder; He is here as we gather in His Name” (Mission Praise, 218).
May the Lord bless each and every one of us as we gather together to worship Him. Let us look to Him in eager expectation of His abundant blessing.

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And the last class….

December 14, 2008

Seriously – these kids were so flippin’ lovely to be around!  I’m kinda sad not to be going back this next week….

I kinda can’t wait til next year!!

The dark comes early

November 19, 2008

My daughter’s school does a Lantern Walk each fall, as the dusk comes earlier and earlier.

It’s a tricky time of day to take pictures sans a tripod, but I’m there first and foremost as a parent, and so I fore-go the clunky extra equipment and try to keep a steady hand.

A variation on the paper lanterns, the 1st graders did decorated mason jars this year.

The first-graders getting ready to do the play of St. Martine.

The first-graders getting ready to do the play of St. Martine.

N., 1st grade, age 7

N., 1st grade, age 7

Guess I mostly took pictures of the 1st graders!

Loved all the faces on these two.

O., Kindergarten

O., Kindergarten

"Is it lit?"“Is it lit?”

J., 2nd grader

J., 2nd grader

O. leading the way!

O. leading the way!

Some of the big kids waiting for the littler ones to catch up.

Such beautiful colors in the dark.

Such beautiful colors in the dark.

Getting too dark for pictures!

And even when my hand isn't steady enough - the resulting smear of color is beautiful.

Hiking Parfrey’s

November 17, 2008

Every fall my dear friend Lana has hiked Parfrey’s Glen up near Baraboo – and I mean every fall since she was a youngin’.  My girl and I have been fortunate to be included as a part of the family the last few years and this hike has now become tradition for us as well.

It was a gray and cloudy day – this pic wasn’t converted to b&w:

We saw our first snow at the end of the hike – and what a hike! – with the early summer floods having destroyed the boardwalk.  My almost-7yo just kept saying “now, this is real hiking Mama!”

Since we do it every year at the same time it is a nice chance to get photos of everyone – I believe the first year we took pics in film, I’ll have to scan them at some point….

Here’s Lana, who is nearly impossible to catch looking “real” in a photo – I almost got it here along with Ms. M. who is 4 this year….parfreyssm01

And E, who is 6 like my girl….parfreyssm02

Ms. M with a cheesy grin…parfreyssm05

I hope they are always such good friends….parfreyssm07

My girl, who will soon be 7….parfreyssm08

Ms B. trying not to get her pic taken….parfreyssm09

And the end of the hike, as it was getting dark, and we still had the return hike to do….parfreyssm001

The kids were troopers hopping rocks to get over the stream in the absence of bridges and the boardwalk- Ms. M ended up with a wet foot but she was relatively uncomplaining about it.  We ate our picnic huddled in the car, but it was still a really joyful afternoon.

Halloween Up North!

November 5, 2008

Hinu and I try to get home at least once every other month, but lately it’s been stretching it – and this last two months have seemed a long two months.  Getting home for Halloween was such a lovely treat – no pun intended!  Trick or treating on the rez with my sister and her girls and all of the roads and homes and people I grew up with was just what I needed.

Here’s the vampire getting scared by the human:lmw_9858_2

My vampire daughter and her sissies:

Kreighton (who is 3 weeks older than my girl) giving the baby some lovin:

Baby Kate with such a good make-up job that my Grandpa asked who was the kid we brought along:

Wow – someone took the camera from me:

And Baby Kate’s (on the left) expression had her mama crying with laughter – oh, we all had a good laugh on that one.  It captures her personality quite well:

I have a few other non-Halloween pics from this weekend that I’ll post, but first I need to make my way through the Happy Bambino Halloween photos!

Happy November everyone!

Gratuitous Food Shots

September 30, 2008

Who can resist taking photos of food when it is this dang well presented?  The only difficulty is resisting diving in long enough to snap a few shots!

Yea – ya’all would be that happy if you were about to dive into dessert at Muramoto after a yummy meal!


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Home coal required: 842 MT

Expected domestic coal development: 550 MT

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A Woman Should Have…a new swimsuit for her family reunion – Le Gourmet Baking

A Woman Should Have…a new swimsuit for her family reunion

One place my divorce has NOT allowed me to go was  to the Land of Unreality!  My divorce forced me to live in Reality 24/7 for the first time in my life!  I have now met dozens upon dozens of women who like me, become “Suddenly Single” after 20 something years of marriage and have to face life on completely different and in many cases, unfair terms!  It’s a horrible trend targeting Baby Boomer women.

For me, life became a journey of reinventing myself…how to get the respect of your 16 year old when they don’t come home at curfew or escort your daughter out to the middle of  the basket ball court at half time for Senior Night and you are the only parent attending, how to zip up your dress when the zipper starts at your lower back, what it feels like to no longer have your king size bed 2/3 full, to have a lover when you need to be held, cuddled and more,  but most of all, to have a real life live-in friend to sit out on the deck to watch sunsets with and a soul mate who knows your deepest secrets.

I guess I had taken for granted all the roles a husband played in my life.  However, in 2006, Life #1 ended just like that.  Life #2 became not about our family unit of 5 but about how to eat meals alone,  how to pay the bills, how to get credit cards in my name, how use the riding mower, how to look for a full time job when you have been out of the full time job market since your 21 year old was born!

Even with a decent alimony, I don’t understand how you cannot live in Reality!  Alimony ends!  Child support ends!  Yet, I know plenty of women who do…who are!  Unreality is ONLY more fun in the beginning so I am here to unequivocally endorse Reality.  The key to Reality is to believe in you…to believe there is a reason this all happened and to believe you are still  deserving of good things in life…better things in life.

A friend emailed me a poem…a charge to women who have had the rug of life pulled from under their feet.  It’s simply called “A Woman Should Have”.  It made my thoughts about treating myself to a new swimsuit  in the photo above, a No-Brainer!  I will share the poem next post!


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 Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty Exhibition | Lemontrend

Alexander McQueen graduates with honours of the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design as a fashion Designer. The Fashion stylist Isabella Blow bought his graduation collection in 1992. He is known for having worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001 and for founding his own label Alexander McQueen. In 2003, McQueen was declared International Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America and A Most Excellent Commander of the British Empire by the Queen of England, and won yet another British Designer of the Year honor.

The fashion Industry was devastated when the designer was found dead at the age of 40, in his house. He was a unique talent and one of the world’s greatest designer… A spokeswoman for the British fashion council said…

The World’s greatest museum of art and design: Victoria and Albert Museum in partnership with Swarovski presents The first and largest retrospective of the late designer’s work to be presented in Europe, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty showcases McQueen’s visionary body of work.

The Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition showcases McQueen’s visionary body of work. The exposition presented at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London covers his 1992 MA graduate collection to his unfinished A/W 2010 collection. McQueen’s designs are displayed with the same dramatic and emotional arranging and feeling of exhibition synonymous with his runway shows.

Title: Razor clam shells dress Artist: Alexander McQueen Date: Voss, SS 2001 Credit line: Model: Erin O Connor. Image: firstVIEW
Title: Tulle and lace dress with veil and antlers Artist: Alexander McQueen Date: Widows of Culloden, A/W 2006–07 Credit line: Model: Raquel Zimmermann, Viva London, Image: firstVIEW

The first iteration of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty was at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in 2011 which was curated by Andrew Bolton at the Costume Institute and became one of the Met’s 10 most visited exhibitions.

London was the epicenter of McQueen’s reality. The child of a taxi-driver, he grew up in the city’s East End and left school at 15 to become a tailor’s apprentice on Savile Row in Mayfair. In 1990, he joined the prestigious MA Fashion course at Central Saint Martins. Now a very capable and innovative tailor, here he became a style originator, drawing motivation from London’s history, its world-class museums, and the rising ‘British craftsmanship’ scene.

Working with little money and a close circle of collaborator she delivered a succession of enchanting and provocative shows set in, locations across the capital. He reviewed, There was such a great amount of suppression in London design. It must be livened up.

”I have been able to interview him many times which was an utter honour, he was one of the most talented designers that I knew and miss him greatly”.
”It was extraordinary how shy and humble he was, he did not like people looking at him and would prefer to do interviews over the phone where he became exited to tell me about his references that where always very personal”.

Marko Matysik

For me it was like a big dream that came true…

I was lucky enough to get into the team of Guido Palau so I could be present at the show in London, and it will also never forget it was one of my first shows ever, and then at the same time one of Alexander McQueen Shows…

I was in heaven; to have the opportunity to meet models like Kate Moss…

What a spectacle Models cut to their feet with shellfish clothes and scandal there was also because of the butterflies at the end of the show

But what am I talking about, look yourself…

never forget you

Heiko Palach

Photographer: Sean & Seng @Management Artists, Model: Remy Makeup Yasmin Heinz @SohoManagement/London
“When I worked in the make-up team for some of Alexander Mc Queen’s fashion shows, he said to us.
It’s a new era in fashion – there are no rules. It’s all about the individual and personal style wearing all high-end and low-end designers together.
I am a big fan of his and think, he was The-One-Of, we will never forget”

Yasmin Heinz

“I used to have a recurring  nightmare were the world was black and white, dull and flat. As I began my millinery career, my head was full of outlandish ideas. But initially I thought that I would have to be very reserved. When I first came across images of Alexander McQueen’s work it was similar to a “Eureka”  experience. It was as if I was being given the green light to go ahead and express myself and bugger off to the boundaries of restriction. Be true to yourself and go for it. Not only was I fortunate to have such a ground-breaking designer as my ice breaker, but I was living in London, a dynamic city, a far cry from my roots.”

Louis Mariette

For more information about the exhibition please visit: VAM

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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