Category Archives: Gentamicin

Bouncing – Crawling – Falling – Battered and Bruised

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

Chapter Two Bouncing – Crawling – Falling – Battered and Bruised On my butt I bounced down the stairs hanging on to the railing and sliding my other hand on the opposite wall, the only lifelines I could find. I … Continue reading →

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Holy Moly – Where has the time gone?

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

You’re probably wondering what’s been taking me so long to post another blog. Well, it’s just been one of those days, or in this case, several days. Life’s been good, but I’ve taken a lot of down time to … Continue reading →

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“I Will if You Will”…. Keeping with Present Day

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

Not long ago my friend Shelley Peterman-Schwarz called me. Shelley called to check on how I was doing and I was anxious to learn how she was doing. Turned out our hearts needed to talk with each other and we … Continue reading →

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I’m Curious… A Step Back into Right Now, Today.

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

About trauma. Are there levels of trauma that set a foundation and draw up blueprint designs consisting of levels of reactions and experiences for other traumas to set their footings upon? I’m curious if the original and first trauma … 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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I Did It Without Thinking About It!

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

One morning I got up from bed, went downstairs, started coffee and sat at the kitchen table waiting for the first warm cup of the day. I gazed out the window searching for signs indicating spring was on its way. … Continue reading →

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