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Brain Rehabilitation Success Stories

"My son, Tim was 17 years old when he was in a car accident and diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. A year after Tim's accident I called her and was brought into this whole new understanding of neurofeedback. It was wonderful. And it worked! When Tim began the neurofeedback he couldn't even remember what he had for lunch. Then, all of sudden, he remembered! And he has continued to progress. Last fall Tim was able to go to college and I owe that all to Dr. Diane and neurofeedback."

— Monte Bransfield, Danvers, MA

"I would like to thank you for how much your services have helped me with my focus, concentration and my overall better health, physically and emotionally since my stroke. It really has helped and I would recommend you to anyone else who had been through what I have."

— Maureen Leonard, Danvers, MA

"Dear Dr. Diane,

Our chance meeting approximately 1 year ago was a Godsend. Since starting nuerofeedback in May my chronic pain has decreased significantly. I used to have trouble sleeping and doing routine chores. My pain level was pretty much 24/7 and from a level of 1-10, ten being the worst, I was at a 10 the majority of the time. After approximately 3-4 weeks (twice a week) of treatment, I started noticing a change. Today my pain level is much less frequent and certainly less severe. The nuerofeedback has also helped with my myoclonic jerking. My jerking is much less frequent which both my friends and family have noticed. The jerking has kept me from driving for the past 3 years. I have recently started driving short distances with success and am very hopeful that I will soon be driving more & more and once again be the independent person I was. I have also been able to put away my cane! The other tools you have given me to help me sleep and for pain have also been a great help. I would never have known about them without meeting you. It feels good not to have to take medications to sleep or medication for pain which the side effects were causing me more problems. For approximately 7 years, I have been under the care of a nuerologist. In that time my symptoms continued to progress and the medications weren?t working for me. Since my nuerofeedback sessions, not only has my pain and jerking lessened but my blood pressure has gone down. On my recent visit to my neurologist, he was pleased with my progress and I think amazed at how well I was feeling. I feel blessed to have met you and look forward to working with you and your team to continue to improve my quality of life. Your passion for helping others surpasses anyone I have known. I am blessed to have met you that special day.

Thank You and God Bless You!"

— Gail Neidig, Hudson Massachusetts

"Greetings Diane,

My name is Christine; we met last October in Columbus, Ohio. We had dinner together, the Thursday night before the Ohio Conference on Brain Injury. I was the one individual who told you that I had Epilepsy. We spoke about nutrition after your seminar.

You had so much valuable information to share. I continue to be energized. I was most interested in the change in diet you proposed. You asked that I try the new diet and e-mail you in two weeks. Well, surely this isn't two weeks. I apologize for not writing you before. I feel my responsibility goes farther than just responding to you. This change is huge.

I've changed my eating habits and the clarity is unreal. Let alone there has been a big change in the daily "balance" I seek. I always knew an abundance of sugar could bring problems, however I never realized (or understood) the correlation between Carbohydrates and sugar. To think that I started each day with cereal!

My seizures are under control ? to a point. For about 10+ years I have had warnings, usually in the a.m. in the form of twitches or jerks. They may be the result of too much sugar, lack of sleep, my menstrual period or not eating enough food. Any one of those things combined with a situation that is exciting or stressful or missing a dose of medication might also lead to these "jerks". There is a definite connection between Aspartame and jerks so I have eliminated it from my diet. I take Ativan (as needed) to stop the jerks (and prevent a potential grand mal seizure).

When these situations occurred, I used to be slow to take an Ativan. I felt I could "control" the jerks and I knew I'd be tired later in the day. I also saw it as a sign of defeat.

Since changing my diet I've learned that it's easier to take a piece of Ativan than to try to control the jerks. The few seizures I've had have not afforded me the longer warning time I once had. Another change I've made is that if I miss a dose of medication it's be st to adjust and work it in. Since changing my diet, the jerks have decreased substantially. I had 3 grand mal seizures in January. That was a lot. However, a few of the reasons above can be given for each one. I have not had one seizure this month. I think I took a piece of Ativan one time.

I am most excited that I wake each morning with so much energy -- and I maintain that energy throughout the day! I feel I have the potential to do as much as the next person. I feel like a cloud (I didn't even realize was there) has been lifted from my brain. I do have to be a little more "heads up" with regard to the items I mentioned since changing my diet. In the past few years I have gained tremendous knowledge about how my Epilepsy affects me. I know (now from experience) that a balance can be achieved with a change in diet. I also know that I only listened to you because you had first hand experience with what you were talking about.

Thank you for your great advice."

— Christine Columbus, Ohio

"UPDATE June 22, 2000 "I haven't had a grand mal seizure since January, and the number of times that I jerk has greatly decreased. If I had to guess I'd say I'm taking a piece of Ativan 1-3 times a month to stop those. I know better how to keep balanced and best of all, I'm sharp. I couldn't ask for more!"

— Fondly, Christine

"Your web site saved my life.

Dear Dr. Diane,

We ordered your book over the weekend and it arrived yesterday. So fast!! I sat in bed this morning and cried as I read the very symptoms I had been experiencing since my fall last March 23. I'm not crazy and not alone. Doctors in the Atlanta area have been of no help so now armed with new knowledge I will set about finding someone to listen.

I can't wait to share your book with my husband who had a stroke of the cerebellum (at age 44) in June 1998 and has many of these maladies too. Both of our brains are drained tonight so Sat. we will talk.

Friends and familiy affectionately call us the dizzies."

— We are gratefully yours, Gail and Tony Pyle

"Dr. Diane challenged me to take hold of my aspirations and make them happen; all the time channeling my own initiative to achieve my goals. Dr. Diane also engaged others with whom she was working at the time to assist me, and I to assist them. Thanks to Dr. Diane's efforts, I have doubled my income in four years; moved up the corporate ladder; and actually recorded a music CD in an effort to launch another means of income and satisfaction.

WARNING: Dr. Diane will not just sit and hold your proverbial hand -- Dr. Diane will challenge you -- directly when appropriate. Be prepared to work to reach your goal. If you are truly ready to achieve your dream, then you are ready for Dr. Diane. Even though I am some 400 miles from Dr. Diane now, I still call her from time to time. Time and space are not a problem. September 3, 2009

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative"

— Frank Gorrell, MSA, CPA
hired Dr. Diane as a Career Coach in 2005
Washington, D.C.

— Maureen Leonard, Danvers, MA

"Dear Diane,

Thanks for all the info on your diet . As a person with MS who has been wheelchair bound for the past 10 years, I've experienced constant weakness and fatigue.

I have been on the carb free diet for 1 week and cannot believe how different I feel. I don't know if it is coincidence, but I seem to need far less sleep and my weakness and fatigue seem enormously better. I am definitely going to stick to it for a while. Is it safe to omit carbs permanently?? I burn off so few calories that I am sure it wouldn't hurt.

I will keep in touch every now and then with a progress update."

— Best wishes, Sara

"My son has a traumatic brain injury. We are doing the neurofeedback training with Dr. Diane at home and it is very easy with Dr. Diane's Neuroband. It makes the process effortless and comfortable, without the messy paste and cleanup after. And the clarity of frequency is comparable. I would highly recommend any home user doing remote training to try it. It's a great product!"

— Monte Bransfield, Massachusetts

"No paste to put on and therefore, no paste to clean up is a major advantage to using Dr. Diane's Neuroband. My son has a traumatic brain injury and we do daily neurofeedback sessions at home, as well as having done remote sessions with Dr. Diane in the past. With similar clarity of frequency, and no clean-up required I think home and remote trainers will be very pleased with using Dr. Diane's Neuroband."

— Melinda from Illinois

"My son, Noah, started doing neurofeedback with Dr Diane about a year ago after his pediatrician wanted to put him on medication to help him focus better at school. At that time Noah was disorganized, had trouble staying focused for more than a few minutes, and had difficult processing information at times. This affected his school work, his family and even his social life. As a parent I wanted to do everything I could before going the medication route. So we did Neurofeedback. It has changed his life. He is now focusing much better at school, he is able to do school work now that was difficult before, and he doesn't have anymore tantrums which he had before. His teachers have seen a big improvement in him. Neurofeedback has truly made a big difference in our lives."

— Kim Kolesha, Newburyport, MA

"My son, Tim was 17 years old when he was in a car accident and diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. After 1 year Tim was home but I wasn't sure what to do. He was terribly depressed and his memory was not improving. Then I remembered that Dr. Diane had called me when Tim first had his accident and she explained her situation and that she would be available to help. A year after Tim's accident I called her and was brought into this whole new understanding of neurofeedback. It was wonderful. And it worked! When Tim began the neurofeedback he couldn't even remember what he had for lunch. Then all of sudden he remembered! And he has continued to progress. Last fall Tim was able to go to college and I owe that all to Dr. Diane and neurofeedback."

— Monte Bransfield, Danvers, MA

"I, Deborah Fulton, hired Dr. Diane Stoler to help with my son's hearing to explain the problems that could result from a concussion. My son is sentence to prison because of the judicial's system lack of acknowledge or refusal to accept the injuries that can be caused to the brain from a blow to the back of the head. Even though the results were not beneficial to my son's case I can state from experience and comparison, it was not due to the lack of diligence and hard work performed by Dr. Stoler. Her own experience seems to have encouraged her efforts to provide help to others more than a personal touch, but a piece from her heart. Her dedication to be a positive partner in society and provide knowledge to those willing to learn will give them better and compassionate person towards those who may need help. I personally would not hesitate to hire Dr. Stoler and am grateful to have had the opportunity to have her on our side, because I know there was nothing else that could have been done on her behalf to help us. I feel Dr. Stoler will provide that help from beyond the normal and average to the experienced and heartfelt."

— Deborah Fulton

"Dear Dr. Diane,

Words can't describe how grateful I am that I met you. I remember the day I met you. You had been seeing my mother for almost a year for her myoclonic jerking and pain and I went in to meet you and learn all the wonderful things you had done to help my mother. You made a world of difference in her life, and by helping her you helped me before I even met you. You gave me my mom back who for years was in pain, and had gotten to the point where she could no longer drive. However, after she met you I saw a change in her. Her pain level went down, and her jerking stopped. I can finally say I have seen my mother smile again. Not to mention, you were the first therapist to ever help mend my relationship with her. There were years of pain between us, and some how you were finally able to open the waves of communication again between her and I. Not only had you done a wonderful job helping my mother, but then you helped me. In May I went to see you, for my panic attack disorder that had gotten so bad I had to take an emergency medical leave from school. I was having panic attacks two to three times a week often passing out each time because I would hyperventilate so badly. I felt like I had lost hope in getting better. My panic attacks which I had been having since the ninth grade (I am now a senior in college) was an uphill battle for me, and it felt like every year it was getting worse. I currently have only been seeing you since May and it is now august but I have already noticed a world of difference. I have not had a panic attack in two months. I signed up for fall classes and now I can go back to school without having to worry if I am going to have another attack. Between the therapy, the biofeedback, and the Bach flowers I finally have my life back. I honestly believe you are truly a gift from god, and one of the most wonderful people that have ever walked this earth. You have finally given me hope again and brought a new meaning to the tattoo on my back which rea ds "always have hope". I have seen many doctors in my lifetime, and I can honestly say I have never met one as wonderful as you. I can see in your eyes how much you care about every client who walks through your door. You are the first doctor that I have ever seen make a call to another doctor right then and there. There is virtually no waiting, and you always keep your promises. I know no one in this world is perfect, but you are damn near close. You are a true inspiration in my life, and inspire me when it comes to my social work career. You are everything I hope to be in a healthcare provider. Also, as a side note, you have some of the most awesome people working for you. Every time I call your answering service they are always so nice and polite and always call back. As for Paul your assistant in biofeedback he is a true gem. He is one of the nicest, most caring people I have ever met. He's intelligent and witty, and has the best sense of humor. He's an incredible person and I feel blessed to have met him. All in all, thank you and as my mother said god bless you."

— Sincerely, Kristin Neidig, Salem, Massachusetts

"Dear Dr. Diane,

My name is Kate Reppucci. I am a massage therapy student, and subarachnoid hemorrhage survivor who tried to contact you via telephone recently to interview you for a paper I wrote on MTBI and Massage Therapy for my pathology class.

I was able to find a massage therapist in Framingham who works with clients at the Spaulding Rehab.

I also would like to tell you that your book, "Coping with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury," recommended to me by my speech language pathologist, has been an extremely important tool in my recovery.

Thank you for all the work you do."

— Best Wishes, Kate Reppucci

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