Category Archives: Gentamicin
Excitement!
Yuri and I looked at each other and smiled. I stretched to the very tip of my toes to hug him as hard as I could. I cried, Yuri held, I think he had some tears too along with … Continue reading
Posted in Biomedical Research, Clinical Research, Disability, Disability Noise, Discovery, Gentamicin, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Research, Self Help, Sensory Substitution, Tongue Display Unit, Vestibular System
Tagged balance problems, balance retention, brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, madison, medical discovery, Mitchell Tyler, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, TDU, University of Wisconsin, Yuri Danilov
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What if….
With the results from the initial trials in, we pondered how, for that small amount of time after using the TDU, the changes in my ability to maintain a balanced position were occurring. No one knew, but I was certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical Research, Disability, Gentamicin, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Sensory Substitution, Tongue Display Unit, Uncategorized, Vestibular System
Tagged brainport, cheryl schiltz, Clinical trial, gentamicin, madison, Mitchell Tyler, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, TDU, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin, Yuri Danilov
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A Jettison Back to the Future, 1998-1999
When I was introduced to my disability I was also introduced to a lot of amazing people, each who had been introduced to the same condition from the same antibiotic as I had been. That guy really gets around, … Continue reading
Posted in Aminoglycosides, Disability, Gentamicin, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Research, Self Help, Vestibular System
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, cheryl schiltz, Dr. Owen Black, gentamicin, Legacy Health Systems, Lynn Brown, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, The Oprah Winfrey Show, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wobblers Anonymous
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Understanding DisABILITY
To understand something we usually try to learn as much as we can about it, right? Well, I learned that disability falls into the search for understanding category as well. The Reading Girl by Magni, National Gallery of Art, Washington, … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Rehabilitation, Self Help, Transition, Understanding Disability, Vestibular System
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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Disability is…
At the onset I thought that I would never find my way out of the incredibly life strangling emotional nightmare I was screaming in. It was controlling my every thought, movement, desire, and wishes. It took control of me… … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Disability is..., Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Rehabilitation, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System, Who controls disability?
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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Disability and Opportunity? Really?
Okay, sounds ridiculous right? That disability is an opportunity; that it provides opportunity to discover new and exciting things about life… yea, right. Just how does that happen when yesterday I could, today I can’t… Opportunity. What does that really … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Disability and Opportunity, Gentamicin, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System
Tagged brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, norman doidge, Opportunity, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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