Category Archives: Independent Living
Ch-Ch-Changes
Chapter 27 Ch-Ch-Changes 2005 was a year of change. The TDU was renamed the Brainport and the company to Wicab. Paul choose the name Wicab meaning “lover of honey”, a dedication of his work in honor of his wife Esther’s … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Aminoglycosides, Appreciation, Biomedical Research, Clinical Research, Disability, Discovery, Gentamicin, Identity, Independent Living, Inspiration
Tagged antibiotics, Bilateral Vestibular Dysfunction, Bill Angelos, brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, Clinical Research, Clinical trial, development, gentamicin, Mitchell Tyler, NY Times, paul bach-y-rita, research protocol, resilience, University of Wisconsin, Yuri Danilov
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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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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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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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