Finding Balance : Healing from a Decade of Vestibular Disorders

by Sue Hickey

• ISBN13: 9781936303144
• ISBN10: 1936303140
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2011-03-01
• Publisher: Demos Health

Summary

Over 10 million adults in the United States have chronic problems with dizziness and imbalance - vestibular problems. This compares to 400,000 with multiple sclerosis or 1.5 million with autism for example, both chronic illnesses with much greater name re

Author Biography

Sue Hickey is a retired executive who was diagnosed 12 years ago with vestibular disorders, commonly known as balance disorders. She has focused her full time attention for the past 12 years on healing from the series of balance disorders she lives with. In the process she has become a patient-expert on the subject of balance disorders. Prior to her diagnosis she worked for 25 years in the energy and environmental field; her last position was as Chief Operating Officer of Bonneville Power (BPA). She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Vestibular Disorders Association.

Table of Contents

Foreword Dr. F. Owen Black	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Losing Balance: March 1996-April 1996	p. 1
Denial: Is Anything Really Wrong With Me?: April 1996-August 1996	p. 9
The Pendulum Swings Wildly: September 1996-January 1997	p. 19
The Medical Fog Clears: January 1997-May 1997	p. 29
The Surprise End of a Satisfying Career: June 1997-October 1997	p. 39
A Clear Diagnosis at Last: November 1997-December 1997	p. 49
Perilymph Fistulas-Bed Rest: January 1998-February 1998	p. 57
Perilymph Fistulas-Neighborhood Rest: March 1998-May 1998	p. 67
Hydrops Holding Me Back: June 1998-August 1998	p. 75
Vestibular Rehabilitation: August 1998-October 1998	p. 85
Life Lessons: October 1998-December 1998	p. 95
A Transitional Life: January 1999-May 1999	p. 105
Taking Flight: May 1999-July 1999	p. 117
Vacation Home: July 1999-August 1999	p. 129
Managing My Recovery: September 1999-October 1999	p. 135
Life's Ups and Downs: November 1999-December 1999	p. 149
Rotation Therapy: January 2000-October 2000	p. 157
Testing Acceptance: November 2000-September 2002	p. 169
A Genuine Breakthrough: October 2002-October 2003	p. 179
A Giant Step Backward: January 2004-December 2004	p. 191
Finding Balance: December 2004-October 2006	p. 205
Epilogue	p. 217
Index	p. 219
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