Dear Group:

Every time I ever went for an EEG, I went under strobe lights. I was
told this was actually done to make me have a seizure. Then, the
doctor could pinpoint where the problem was and what was wrong. That
was really no surprise to me because I always hated those flashing
strobe lights. But, I never really gave much thought as to why. I
just knew the flicking strobe bothered me. But, when I had a neuro-
physical assessment, I learned the flicker alone was not the
problem. It was the unchanging pattern of the flicker that was the
problem. Beleive it or not, my brain could not stand that the
pattern did not change. Why that is I haven't the slightest idea.

Here's how I learned that truth. When I had my neuro-physical
assessment, I was asked to put on goggles that had flashing red
designs in lights. Well, at first, I refused to put the goggle on.
I felt certain this was designed to try to induce a seizure and I
wanted nothing to do with it. However, I was told wearing the
goggles would instead relax me. How come? Because the pattern of the
light beams constrantly changed. Beleive it or not, that's exactly
what happened.
The changing pattens of the flashing lights relaxed me. I was truly
amazed.

Your computer screen and your TV set is in reality a flashing light.
Were those flashing lights not involved in changing patterns, would
more people be having seizures? I would not be a bit surprised. In
that respect, I suppose multimedia should be considered more of a
blessing than a curse. Perhaps it is not too much of a stretch to
think that multimedia can help facilitate healing - not directly but
indirectly. Put it on the same par as reading a book or watching an
educational video.

For those who do not know, it is possible to experience this kind of
multimedia - both online and off. All you have to do is have the
right FREE software on your computer - www.scala.com/iplay and visit
the Scala Internet Channel Index at www.scala.com/channels/index.html.

We need all the help we can get, do we not? Mulitmedia is simply one
more available resource - thanks in part to the Internet. I just
hope more and more doctors will start utilizing it to educate the
public on what their clinics have to offer. In the future, I believe
Internet Channels will be commonplace for the showcasing of medical
services. But, now is the time to learn about them. It's a lot
easier to download a Channel one time and receive all the updates
automatically than it is to constantly have to surf the Net looking
for information.

Lamar Morgan