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The First Meeting
I met Dr. Paul Bach-y-Rita for the first time on the Spring of 2002, five years after my introduction to disability. I traveled to the UW-Madison’s Medical Sciences building where I was greeted near an entrance by Mitch Tyler, a … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Sensory Substitution, Tongue Display Unit, Understanding Disability, Vestibular System
Tagged brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Inner Ear Hair Cells, madison, Mitchell Tyler, norman doidge, Otolith, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, University of Wisconsin, UW Medical Sciences, Yuir Danilov
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Understanding DisABILITY
To understand something we usually try to learn as much as we can about it, right? Well, I learned that disability falls into the search for understanding category as well. The Reading Girl by Magni, National Gallery of Art, Washington, … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Rehabilitation, Self Help, Transition, Understanding Disability, Vestibular System
Tagged brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, madison, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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Disability is…
At the onset I thought that I would never find my way out of the incredibly life strangling emotional nightmare I was screaming in. It was controlling my every thought, movement, desire, and wishes. It took control of me… … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Disability is..., Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Rehabilitation, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System, Who controls disability?
Tagged brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, madison, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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Don’t forget – BLAME – it’s noisy too!
Image from Google Images 5-7-2013 Oh, looking for that someone or something to blame… anything to direct your anger, to point a finger, to say, “It’s all your fault”! I was once hardened by putting the blame, and the work … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Inspiration, Letting go of Blame, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Self Help, Transition
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Letting go of Blame, madison, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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What do I mean by “noise” – the “noise of disablity”?
Have you ever quietly sat listening to the sounds of birds singing, of children playing, of music that touches your heart? Have you strolled through a garden or prairie to marvel at nature’s colors, shapes and smells? Have you … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Self Help, Transition, What's noise?
Tagged brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, madison, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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Bite of a label….
The next couple of years were spent cleansing my life and moving thoughts to their prospective right places, either gently aside or thrown out all together. I continued my advocacy rampage and stayed in contact with others who had … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Independent Living, Inspiration, Living with a Label, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Health, Living with a Label, madison, mental-health, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, society, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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No more sacrifices – a “partner” disappears…
My reflections continued as I gazed over my life experiences. I discovered that I had consistently left behind my very own self in order to keep someone else happy by trying to fix all their problems, which I was certain … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Inspiration, Letting go of bad relationships, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, disappearing relationships, gentamicin, Health, madison, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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An Awakening
I reached a place where reflection, embraced by close attention, opened my eyes, and heart to understanding my life where it was. I truly had an awakening that shook into me a sudden realization of who I really am and … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Gravity, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System
Tagged Acceptance, antibiotics, brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Health, madison, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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Coping, discovering, finding a way…
Although the things I’ve described so far seem dark and unforgiving, somehow I was able to cope with what happened. I did indeed wander aimlessly through the confines of uncertainty and grief yet I still ponder what it was … 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
Tagged Adverse drug effects, antibiotics, brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, Dr. Owen Black, FDA, gentamicin, Legacy Health Systems, madison, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, otologist, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, Sue Ann Thompson, Tammy Baldwin, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Tommy Thompson, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wisconsin Well Women's Foundation
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