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ブレンダ・フロイエンは多才な女性でした。彼女は、犬のWifiについての遊び心のある子供向けの本と、メンタルヘルスと精神的な脆弱性についての心理教育的な子供向けの本「Pssst！」の両方の著者でした。 この精神的な脆弱性は、彼女の大人向けの（ノンフィクション）の本の中心的なテーマでもあります。精神科センターへの入院の自身の経験と、受け入れがたいほど遅い（あるいは全くない）ケアの進展が、患者の権利のための彼女の活動の基盤となりました。 彼女はこの闘いを46歳で諦めました… 彼女はここで、モエルベーケで亡くなりました。

This waterway 'De Langelede' is a man-made canal in the Belgian town of Wachtebeke, between the Dutch border and the Moervaart.

Beautiful resting bench from Natuurpunt.

Hut with several picnic benches.

In memory of Lenie and Nina Pot.

The information board is a bit hidden and not easy to read unless you are sitting next to it.

Brenda Froyen (Leuven, July 5, 1978 – Moerbeke, October 5, 2024) was a Belgian author, lecturer in Dutch, patient rights activist, and founder of PsychoseNet Belgium. Read more at: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Froyen

The Langelede was dug to enable the transport of peat. The peat came from a bog area, owned by the abbey of Marquette. It is not clear when this happened, although it is known that the name 'langhe lee' first appeared in 1317. After the bog soils were exhausted, the Langelede fell into disuse. The revival came in 1775, when the Moervaart and Langelede were canalised to enable the drainage of excess water from Ghent. The route via the current Lange Boomstraat was replaced by a new section towards the Oudenburgse sluis. However, the treaty of 1839 limited the drainage to the Netherlands and the Langelede had to be dammed. Afterwards, it was still used for the transport of white sand and sugar beets. Source: municipality of Wachtebeke and Heemkundige Kring De Vierschaar