Category Archives: Biomedical Research

Testing the Future

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

Chapter 12 Testing the Future I was sitting in my backyard reading a text book to boost my knowledge of geology, a very fascinating subject if you ask me. At that time reading was a ridiculously complicated task. Because … Continue reading →

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Questions, Confusion, Fear, Discovery

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

Chapter Nine Questions, Confusion, Fear, Discovery The ride home with Mom was spent in painful silence, but in my head were shouts of fear, anger, confusion and uncertainty. I sobbed most of the way home. It was new kind … Continue reading →

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The Verdict

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

Chapter Eight The Verdict I remember with extreme vividness the exact moment. In the confines of a hallway that ominous feeling I had from the start exploded: Ototoxicity, ear poisoning, permanent. I still see the steel blue color of the … Continue reading →

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How it all Started – 1995 -1997

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

Chapter Six How it all Started It was in 1995 and 1996 when I started experiencing complications with my menstrual cycles. The pain was so bad I couldn’t get out of bed for the first two to three days. I … Continue reading →

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The Lull

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

Because of the “coming down” reaction I experienced and that we were now testing the device in a standing position, changes to the research protocol were required. That meant a lull in using the TDU… It took a long … Continue reading →

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Now, Back to the Story…. That First “Coming Down”

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

After my first extended TDU residual effect, Paul, Mitch, Yuri and I set out to investigate why I experienced the feeling of a 100-fold worsening of my vestibular dysfunction symptoms. We couldn’t move on until all safety considerations were … Continue reading →

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“Hello Mitch? This is Cheryl… I think we did something bad…. “

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

Our previous experiments with the residual effect had been resulting in a limited amount of relief at a time, a few minutes or more. The findings from the first 20 minute trial resulted in the first of extended residual … Continue reading →

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Something’s Different…

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

After discovering such a dramatic difference in how my vision and balance cooperated I removed the helmet. When I could finally find words, I turned to Mitch and whispered, “Mitch, something’s different. I don’t know what’s happened but something … Continue reading →

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Humpty Dumpty Was Put Back Together Again!

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

Beep, beep, beep, beep… a timer interrupted. I had completed the first ever 20 minute trial using the TDU. Mitch placed his hand on my shoulder and assisted as we removed the TDU from my tongue and said “Cheryl, … Continue reading →

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Exclamations, Grants, Money, and Move

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

After our amazing discovery, the lab exploded into a flurry of electrified activity! We invited my doctor and collaborator on the project, Dr. Mark Pyle, to come and see for himself what we discovered. Within a few days, Dr. … Continue reading →

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