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Where do you go when you've been
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publicly disgraced? Well, for Sarah
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Ferguson, it's Paracelsus Recovery, an
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exclusive Swiss rehab stroke wellness
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center nestled on Lake Zurich, which
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charges patients up to 100 grand a week.
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According to reports, the former duchess
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sought refuge at the luxurious clinic
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after Christmas amid revelations about
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her ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The clinic
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has a strict policy not to comment on
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patients, but Miss Ferguson has been
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open about staying at Paracelsus in the
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past, once thanking it for giving her a
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safe harbor in the storms of life. So,
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what actually happens at the clinic?
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Well, I got to stay at Paracelsus for
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City A.M. last year, and while
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undeniably luxurious, it wasn't exactly
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On my first day there, I was woken up at
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6:30 for a blood test, followed quickly
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by 90-minute intense psychiatry session.
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From there, it was a series of medical
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tests, body scans, PT sessions,
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breathing classes, the whole works. You
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can hold the tiny violin, though. I was
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also given my own penthouse apartment
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overlooking the lake and a 15-member
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personal staff, a chauffeur, a masseuse,
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a private chef, the whole works. I was
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never in that apartment alone, which,
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indeed, is part of the point. The
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clinic's attentiveness is part of the
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premium experience, yes, but it's also a
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form of surveillance. When I was told by
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the clinic I'd be met upon arrival, for
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example, I didn't expect it to be on the
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airport tarmac itself, where a car was
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awaiting me upon landing. The clinic
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CEO, Jan Gerber, met me at the airport
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to accompany me on the drive. Patients
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are all treated individually, but they
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are never left alone. Case in point, all
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clients are also given a living
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therapist on hand 24/7 days a week. The
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therapist lives in the second bedroom
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and is required to join clients for all
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meals, excursions, and even back home
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when you're done. Jan told me one living
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therapist has been living with a client
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for 10 years now. Does it actually work?
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Do you Paracelsuses super rich clients
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leave the Gilded Clinic happy and
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Jan said it's hard to measure what
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counts as a successful case, but that as
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long as his clients come out feeling
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like their lives are worth living again,
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he counts it as a victory.
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For £100,000 a week, it's not a lot to
