Tag Archives: Madison College

How Could This Happen?

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

CHAPTER 23 – 2003 How Could this Happen?   Like the long ago television show, “The Beverly Hillbillies”, I packed up, sold my house in Cambria, and moved to Madison – closer to MATC, closer to the TDU. I was … 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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Physical Therapy Begins – 1998

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

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 →

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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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“Hello Mitch? This is Cheryl… I think we did something bad…. “

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

          Our previous experiments with the residual effect had been resulting in a limited amount of relief at a time, a few minutes or more.   The findings from the first 20 minute trial resulted in the first of extended residual … Continue reading →

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Real Deal College Classes!

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Cheryl Schiltz Photography

           To this day I’m not sure how I learned about Wisconsin’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), only that sometime in 2002 I met someone at a small café in Madison who described to me what DVR is and what … Continue reading →

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