Category Archives: Institutional Review Board

Appreciation

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

CHAPTER 18 Appreciation      With encouragement from Mitch my fear of regression began to fade. What I had to do was settle into the wait when the research could resume. In the meantime I continued my studies at MATC keeping … Continue reading →

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From Sitting to Standing Strong

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

Chapter 15 From Sitting to Standing Strong           Mitch and Yuri, and I continued the trials and I could feel my ability to remain centered and still improving with each trial. Then something extraordinary took place. When the TDU was … Continue reading →

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Connecting the “x”

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

Chapter 14 Connecting the “x” In spite of the exhausting experience of the last trial, I returned to the lab to outdo the “x”, as well as satisfy my own experimental curiosity. Understanding how the equipment worked, I put the … Continue reading →

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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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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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The Work Begins and Subject Zero is Born

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

After that first a-maze-ment and monumental day in that tiny lab, I went home and resumed my studies at Madison Area Technical School, now Madison College.  Amid my school work, my tests, classes and exhaustion, I couldn’t stop wondering how … Continue reading →

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