Toddler

It’s really very difficult for me to watch our daughter go through this re-learning phase of her recovery. She gets into everything and doesn’t always listen to us. We are now trying to contact individuals who can provide neuro-reorg services. Sarge is one and The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential is another. Our NFB professional goes along with my thinking that this is important at this stage in...

Tired with a cold

It’s been almost a week that I’ve had this cold. It’s really got me down and not feeling much like doing anything. Our water heater also dragged me down last week by breaking. A lot of work getting the water out and drying out the carpets. Luckily my neighbor is a plumber and installed a new water heater that evening. Thanks, Jim. I probably should have called out service company with whom we have a...

What are the types of HEG?

There are two HEG systems of which I’m aware: nIR (near infrared) and pIR (passive infrared.) Both measure and feedback changes in infrared temperature, which is seen as a measure of metabolic activity. The idea is that the brain can learn to increase metabolic capacity by increasing perfusion of blood into the tissues of the cortex and/or improving the amount of oxygen in that blood. So HEG is primarily oriented...

Changes

Our daughter had been off all medications except for adderrall for a while (perhaps 6 weeks or so). She was doing quite well, except for some new behaviors, like ripping paper. But she seemed to be progressing better than she ever had. She had become more verbal and talking with us ever so slightly. That is great. The biofeedback sessions have been tricky though. At times, she takes off the headband quite frequently. It...

After Groundhog Day

It’s been a week since we were told by mother nature there would be more winter to come. But, guess what. We haven’t had winter yet. It’s been amazingly mild. Last weekend, I went to a climate change conference at Ursinus College. It was a nice experience. I learned a lot and met some new friends. On Sunday, I visited a solar townhome and learned a lot more. My buddy K has not talked to me all in a week....