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Appreciation
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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Oh my God, what did we do???
Chapter 17 Oh my God, what did we do!!! That first 20 minute trial astonished all of us. It was a day I will never forget! I wanted to use the TDU every single day. I wanted my brain to … Continue reading →
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From Sitting to Standing Strong
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”
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
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
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
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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A Band Aid, Partial Discovery
Chapter Four A Band Aid, Partial Discovery I put the Bronco in first gear and began a 50 mile drive to the clinic. As I drove, the road looked like a multitude of roads trying to merge into one. The … Continue reading →
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Holy Moly – Where has the time gone?
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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Before getting back to the original story – one more “thought”
Not long ago my dear friend Greg from Colorado called me and I could tell right away something was very wrong. Greg has much the same bilateral vestibular dysfunction and effects of it as I do. The difference between my … Continue reading →
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Subject Zero 