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Braver
Chapter 25 Braver I really missed hiking. It was a ritual that rejuvenated my mind, body and soul. It was a way to let go of my responsibilities, there was nothing to do except let the calm of nature become … Continue reading
How Could This Happen?
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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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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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Ah… Acceptance…
I often think. Those three words and what followed changed everything for me… I read what I had written every day for weeks and weeks. Each time I absorbed the meaning of what I read deeper and deeper until I … Continue reading
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