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Divine Intervention…
One morning while sitting at my kitchen table wallowing in self-pity, my hand picked up a pen and began to write…. I often think “why did this happen to me? Why have I been put in this condition? What did … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Gentamicin, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Self Help, Transition, Vestibular System
Tagged brainport, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, divine intervention, gentamicin, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, 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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Now what…
Where did I go? Did I go anywhere? Where did my understanding go? Where do I start to fill up the nothing? What now? Where were all these questions coming from but most frightening, how and where do I … 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 antibiotics, brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, madison, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxicity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, University of Wisconsin, 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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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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Noise, Noise, Noise
The ride home with Mom was spent in painful silence. Neither of us could come up with anything to say. But in my head there were incredibly noisy screams of fear, anger, confusion and uncertainty. What the hell was … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Transition, Vocational Rehabilitation
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Health, madison, meclizine, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, siliencing the noise of disability, Surgery, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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The Discovery
When the tests were finally completed I was told that the doctor would be in shortly to talk to me about the results. I needed to use the restroom and on my own made my way to it by hanging … Continue reading
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Tagged antibiotics, brainport, Cambridge Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Health, madison, meclizine, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, siliencing the noise of disability, Surgery, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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