An update from Simba, who visited Schapelle in her Kerobokan hell last
week. It is horribly depressing:
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I saw Schapelle just 8 months ago and I noticed a MASSIVE
deterioration in her condition.
When she wasn't staring into space and rocking from side to side, or
looking around intently seeing cameras everywhere and goodness knows
what other demons, she was making frequent references to suicide and
death. From time to time the Schapelle I remember would resurface from
the depths, but this occurred infrequently. From other comments she
made, and in particular, references to her Dad, I have no doubt that
Dr. Phillip's assessment of Schapelle is 100% correct.
Schapelle now thinks she is ugly and this could very well be
attributed to the November 9th issue of Woman's Day which shows a
photo time-line of her from 2004 to 2008, using very uncomplimentary
photos. In truth, Schapelle is still beautiful, although her ongoing
nightmare experience is taking its toll. The people who produce these
articles need to show far more sensitivity in future, bearing in mind
that if the articles are about Schapelle she is more than likely going
to see them. We bought Schapelle some lovely new dresses to try and
lift her spirits and make her feel beautiful again.
Schapelle also thinks she is stupid, but this is more than likely the
result of being called "Stupid Head" by other prisoners.
On our last visit with Schapelle, we went in with so many gifts for
her that she had to get one of the male prisoners in the visiting area
to help her carry them back into hell, yet they appeared to give her
no joy whatsoever. When we left the prison and were being driven back
to our hotel in a cab, we were both crying and venting intense anger
for most of the journey.
Schapelle is Innocent and what has happened, and continues to happen
to her and her family is, without doubt, one of the greatest
travesties of justice in Australia's history. To all those who read
this post, I beg you to show compassion for her. Regardless of your
opinion on her Innocence or Guilt, she has suffered enough, in fact
100 x enough, and she has absolutely got to come home on humanitarian
grounds, RIGHT NOW . If not, Australians will soon read in their
newspapers of her death.
Regardless of what we personally think and feel about what has
happened to Schapelle, critisism of the Indonesians has got to stop.
We should instead be critising our own government for their lack of
diplomacy on Schapelle's behalf. They have Dr Phillip's report, they
know how Schapelle is, yet they appear to have no sense of the urgency
of the situation. Schapelle will not come home on a PTA, she will be
dead long before one is finalised.
In closing this post, I just want to draw everyone's attention, once
again, to the following two links:
Petition -
http://www.freeschapelle.com.au/20years.htm
Letter Writing Campaign -
http://www.freeschapelle.com.au/spreadword.htm
People, get those petition signatures in, and get those letters to the
Prime Minister arriving by the truck load. It is such a small thing to
ask of you all, the letters have even been pre-prepared for you, to
make it as easy as possible for you to help. 5-10 minutes of your life
and one postage stamp is all that you have to give in order to help
save a precious life.
PLEASE, PLEASE HELP HER!!!