Trauma and shock clinic case

[Charlotte Gilruth]

Dear Friends,
Thanks to those of you who offered suggestions for the NYC area woman who
requested help for shock after the WTC attacks. The most striking thing she
said, repeated a couple of times, was that she felt "frozen."

Fortuitously, Manhattan homeopath Pierre Fontaine is on the list and
responded to the posting. He has been offering his services for free to
those in NYC who have been affected by the recent disasters. The idea for
the clinic was just the best we could do, not living in the area. Of
course, personal consultation is always the ideal, so I have referred the
woman to Pierre for help. Thank you, Pierre.

I had been leaning toward Helleborus or Opium, which came up highest after
repertorizing slowness, lack of organization, difficulty making decisions,
sensitivity to minor interpersonal conflicts, and unresponsiveness.
Sankaran says that Helleborus is the most unreactive plant remedy, even more
than Opium. (I would send the whole repertorization, but accidentally
erased it.) Though in this case it was better not to offer the remedy
suggestion, it was an interesting exercise nevertheless. Maybe Pierre will
tell us what remedy he decides upon for her, and what the outcome is.

Blessings,
Charlotte