How To Guide

Jeanette Hundley

Jeanette Hundley of Nashville, Tennessee, was devastated when she learnt she had barin tumor, she was fighter and came out of the treatment well. However, she slowly lost vision in her right eye and was at a loss as to what to do. There seemed to be no available treatment to help her.

She was then referred to the Durham Center for Vision Replacement. After evaluation she was told that her vision could not improve, but they could make special glasses for her which would help her see. A pair of prismatic glasses were made for her to enable her to see and lead a normal life.

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Jim

Jim had glaucoma and suffered from vision loss from his sides. He had to learn to live with low vision. He went to a vision rehabilitation specialist to help him. He had to adapt in his workplace – for example his computer now ‘talks’ to him so he can do his work better.

He had to use brighter lights to be able to write. He also joined… Read More

Todd Goings

Todd Goings worked as a travel agent for six years but was not happy sitting behind a desk. He was not doing well either as the business was going down. He learnt that electricians made good money and decided to enroll for a course of nine months.

He also completed his apprenticeship program of four years and while he started small, earning $17 an hour, he now runs his own business. In the first year he made $50,000 after expenses and enjoys the freedom and total control his work gives him.

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Jim Patterson

Jim Patterson was working at a manufacturing company for 20 years when he was laid off. He did not know what to do. He decided to try his hand and went back to learn computer repair. He studied hard and did well, but then decided that is not what he wanted to do.

He then took a course in customer service. After successful completion of the course he was able to get a job at the Office of Personnel Management for the… Read More

Jessica H

Jessica H found a great deal of difference when she went from school to college. While in school she often used to do her assignments and study for tests at the last minute, but this did not work in college. She just had to stop doing things at the last minute.

She has used time management skills and prioritizes are study and work schedule. She prepares thoroughly and tries to study over several days. She also breaks up her study schedule so that she is studying different things at different times, instead of concentrating on one subject at a time, which works for her. She is now a Grade A student.

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Patrick B

Patrick B had to also adjust between high school and college. He reads much more and also has to read outside sources for references. He uses different methods of study, including power point presentations on the computer or CDs.

While he actively participates in many activities, he knows better than to stretch his limits. There are too many activities which can cut… Read More

Jay Kelly

Jay Kelley has been a bush pilot in Alaska for many years. For 13 years he was flying all through the year and then seasonally for another 20 years. He has flown an air taxi, worked for flyout fishing lodges, for registered guides and for salmon and herring spotting.

He has a website flyalaska.com where he details many of his adventures and lists jobs in Alaska.

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Mort Mason

Mort Mason has also flown as an Alaska bush pilot for 35 years. His advice is that one should get a commercial pilot’s license and must own one’s own plane. Alternatively one can work for an air taxi service, registered guides or a hunting/fishing lodge.

He has written two books, ‘Flying the Alaska Wild’ and ‘The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles’ and has also been a registered Alaska guide for the 35 years that he was flying.

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Lawrence Panza

In 1988 Lawrence Panza suffered a horrible accident just across his house because of a drunk driver. His skull was crushed on the right side. He was in a coma for two weeks and suffered from a degree of paralysis. He had to learn how to walk again and function again.

A plate had to be put in his skull and the right side of his brain was affected. Though the accident happened more than 21 years ago, he still has problems with short term memory, decision making and ordinary stress.

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Kerry Curtin

Kerry Curtin was driving when he was in an accident and the right side of his car got hit. As a result, he became unconscious and has no memory of what happened. He was intubated at the scene and was transported to the Bayfront medical center.

He had many hemorrhages and the doctors had to put in a chest tube for a pneumothorax. He was coma for some time. It took him a long time in rehab to get over his brain… Read More

Kim Miller

When Kim Miller went with her husband and 5 year old son, Trace, for a skiing holiday in Colorado in January 2004, little did she know that it would become a life changing experience. Her son went off with a ski instructor and fell, hitting his head against a metal control panel box.

Unconscious and barely breathing he was airlifted to the Denver Children’s Hospital. At the hospital, the parents learnt that his skull was shattered, eyes, brain, liver and lungs were damaged. Post surgery, he was in coma for 10 days. He underwent 26 days of rehab training at the hospital and later Houston he underwent intense physical, speech and occupational therapy for months.

He has suffered from a personality change; however, his IQ has not changed and he is a bright child. Kim wishes she had been told that he should have been wearing a helmet when he was skiing.

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Kristina

Kay-Cee Lloyd will never forget the day when her 12 year old daughter, Kristina, who had slept over at a friend’s house… Read More