Category Archives: Vocational Rehabilitation
So long work, hello label…
My supervisor Scott was very supportive of my attempt to work from the moment I came back and felt his hug in the hallway. He was also watching me like a hawk. There were days when co-workers would stop by … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System, Vocational Rehabilitation
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Holt Products, madison, Noise, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, Social Security Disability, University of Wisconsin
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The mirror doesn’t lie…
It took everything I had, physically, emotionally, and cognitively to go back to work. The physical and cognitive fatigue of attempting to work full time, to get from one place to the other was overwhelming. My body felt compressed and … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System, Vocational Rehabilitation
Tagged brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Holt Products, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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What was my work history prior to all this happening?
So, what kind of work history did I have prior to all this happening? I think I have an eclectic resume of employment that never bored me, and always challenged me. I began my employment history, like almost every … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System, Vocational Rehabilitation
Tagged Bethesda Lutheran Home, brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, Cambridge Wisconsin, Cardinal Stritch, Central Wisconsin Center, cheryl schiltz, Curve Cafe, gentamicin, Health, Holt Products, madison, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, Physical therapy, Scott Hudechek, silencing the noise of disability, St. Coletta, Stop Light Cafe, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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Making it up, making believe
So, there I was, finished with physical therapy. As if the 12 weeks I was afforded by my health insurance had made some miraculous change in me… Sorry to say, it didn’t. I wobbled, banged, crashed, stumbled and fell just … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System, Vocational Rehabilitation
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, madison, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, Physical therapy, silencing the noise of disability, United States, University of Wisconsin
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An Anatomy Lesson
I believe it would be helpful to provide some basic anatomical information to provide you with a better understanding to what a vestibular system is and why it’s so important to our connection to our surroundings, our center and, to … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System, Vocational Rehabilitation
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, madison, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, Surgery, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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Disconnected
It was very much as if I were a child learning how to sit, stand, or walk. I held no concept to my connection to perception, to perceiving where I was in space. Through what were most likely basic survival … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Perception, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vocational Rehabilitation
Tagged Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Health, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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Ah, the Joys of Physical Therapy…
It took weeks for the proper paperwork between insurance and referrals to coordinate so I could begin physical therapy that, as the doctor had put it, will help me “get use to it” referring to the damage the antibiotic Gentamicin … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vocational Rehabilitation
Tagged antibiotics, Balance Master, brainport, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Health, madison, meclizine, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, Physical therapy, silencing the noise of disability, Surgery, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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