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Next Step
What’s all this TDU stuff about? 1. What does TDU stand for? Tongue Display Unit 2. What does it do? A person without a working vestibular system cannot sense where they are in space. What the TDU does is relay … Continue reading
Physical Therapy Begins – 1998
Chapter Ten Physical Therapy Begins – 1998 It took three agonizing months before a combination of doctor and insurance approved referrals granted me time in physical therapy. That was late January 1998. In order to start my balance re-training a … Continue reading
The Final Diagnosis
Chapter 7 THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS Up to this point from previous blogs you already know what happened: The fall, the drive to the clinic, the bouncing and blurry, the feeling of outer space, and a place of fear unlike … Continue reading
How it all Started – 1995 -1997
Chapter Six How it all Started It was in 1995 and 1996 when I started experiencing complications with my menstrual cycles. The pain was so bad I couldn’t get out of bed for the first two to three days. I … Continue reading
Pills, Hope, and a Frightening Discovery
Chapter Five Pills, Hope and a Frightening Discovery I looked to the meclizine in hope it would take everything away. I faithfully took each pill as instructed in anticipation that my sense of knowing where I was in space would … Continue reading