Author Archives: Cheryl Schiltz Photography
What do I mean by “noise” – the “noise of disablity”?
Have you ever quietly sat listening to the sounds of birds singing, of children playing, of music that touches your heart? Have you strolled through a garden or prairie to marvel at nature’s colors, shapes and smells? Have you … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Self Help, Transition, What's noise?
Tagged brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, madison, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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Bite of a label….
The next couple of years were spent cleansing my life and moving thoughts to their prospective right places, either gently aside or thrown out all together. I continued my advocacy rampage and stayed in contact with others who had … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Independent Living, Inspiration, Living with a Label, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Health, Living with a Label, madison, mental-health, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, society, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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No more sacrifices – a “partner” disappears…
My reflections continued as I gazed over my life experiences. I discovered that I had consistently left behind my very own self in order to keep someone else happy by trying to fix all their problems, which I was certain … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Inspiration, Letting go of bad relationships, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, disappearing relationships, gentamicin, Health, madison, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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An Awakening
I reached a place where reflection, embraced by close attention, opened my eyes, and heart to understanding my life where it was. I truly had an awakening that shook into me a sudden realization of who I really am and … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System
Tagged Acceptance, antibiotics, brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Health, madison, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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Ah… Acceptance…
I often think. Those three words and what followed changed everything for me… I read what I had written every day for weeks and weeks. Each time I absorbed the meaning of what I read deeper and deeper until I … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System
Tagged brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, The promise of acceptance, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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Divine Intervention…
One morning while sitting at my kitchen table wallowing in self-pity, my hand picked up a pen and began to write…. I often think “why did this happen to me? Why have I been put in this condition? What did … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Gentamicin, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System
Tagged brainport, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, divine intervention, gentamicin, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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Coping, discovering, finding a way…
Although the things I’ve described so far seem dark and unforgiving, somehow I was able to cope with what happened. I did indeed wander aimlessly through the confines of uncertainty and grief yet I still ponder what it was … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System
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Now what…
Where did I go? Did I go anywhere? Where did my understanding go? Where do I start to fill up the nothing? What now? Where were all these questions coming from but most frightening, how and where do I … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, madison, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxicity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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So long work, hello label…
My supervisor Scott was very supportive of my attempt to work from the moment I came back and felt his hug in the hallway. He was also watching me like a hawk. There were days when co-workers would stop by … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System, Vocational Rehabilitation
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Holt Products, madison, Noise, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, Social Security Disability, University of Wisconsin
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The mirror doesn’t lie…
It took everything I had, physically, emotionally, and cognitively to go back to work. The physical and cognitive fatigue of attempting to work full time, to get from one place to the other was overwhelming. My body felt compressed and … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System, Vocational Rehabilitation
Tagged brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Holt Products, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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