{"id":13432,"date":"2025-11-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/?p=13432"},"modified":"2025-11-26T16:40:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:40:22","slug":"from-constant-coping-to-actually-living-again-thanks-to-the-balancebelt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/en\/from-constant-coping-to-actually-living-again-thanks-to-the-balancebelt\/","title":{"rendered":"From Constant Coping to Actually Living Again \u2013 Thanks to the BalanceBelt."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mrs-de-vries-story-about-her-balance-problems-and-the-balancebelt\">Mrs. De Vries\u2019 Story About Her Balance Problems and the BalanceBelt<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"982\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2025-11-04-om-09.40.55-2-982x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13438\" style=\"width:343px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2025-11-04-om-09.40.55-2-982x1024.png 982w, https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2025-11-04-om-09.40.55-2-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2025-11-04-om-09.40.55-2-768x801.png 768w, https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2025-11-04-om-09.40.55-2-1473x1536.png 1473w, https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2025-11-04-om-09.40.55-2-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2025-11-04-om-09.40.55-2.png 1486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 2001, Mrs. De Vries first began experiencing balance problems. It started with mild but persistent dizziness. \u201cI never fell, and I never felt truly nauseous, but it did limit me in my daily life,\u201d she explains. \u201cAt work, I had several long periods of sick leave, which was difficult. I really loved my job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, she worked in psychosocial support and education at a regional cancer center. \u201cI organized meetings for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to improve education and psychosocial care for cancer patients. It was work that meant a lot to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, as her symptoms progressed, her work became increasingly difficult to maintain. \u201cI saw several ENT doctors\u2014first in Den Bosch and later in Eindhoven\u2014and they diagnosed M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s disease. Eventually, I ended up with Professor Kingma in Maastricht. He determined that I had bilateral vestibular hypofunction. The explanation of what that meant hit hard, but it also gave clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2009, she had to stop working completely. \u201cThat was very difficult, because my work was a big part of my identity. But I simply couldn\u2019t continue. What followed was a long period of searching, accepting, and learning to live with my limitations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-long-road-to-acceptance\">A Long Road to Acceptance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The years that followed were dedicated to adapting to a new reality. \u201cI was never afraid to go outside. I went for walks using a cane, because I wanted to keep enjoying nature.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a difficult period of grief and fatigue, she slowly found more stability around 2015. \u201cWith psychological support and physiotherapy-guided exercise, I gradually regained some balance. I learned to plan my days very carefully: resting the day <em>before<\/em> an activity and spending two days recovering <em>after<\/em>. Everything had to be done with caution. That worked\u2014but it limited my life enormously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-chance-discovery\">A Chance Discovery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until late August 2025 that she came across the BalanceBelt\u2014completely by coincidence.<br>\u201cI was searching online for a video to explain my balance disorder to my French son-in-law. That\u2019s how I found the BalanceBelt. I thought: <em>I want to try that!<\/em> Even though I had just become a widow and was in a difficult emotional period.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-first-weeks-with-the-belt\">The First Weeks With the Belt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>She contacted the BalanceBelt team and was referred to a physiotherapist in Nijmegen. \u201cI travelled to my first appointment without a cane, by train and then by bus \u2014 to the physiotherapist\u2019s surprise. I am seemingly just mobile, so people do not see that I have balance problems.\u201d<br>During that first appointment, she didn\u2019t notice much difference yet. The real change came once she started using the belt in her daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days later, she went on a weekend trip with her daughter and son-in-law. \u201cWe walked three days in a row, went out for dinner, visited a city, and did some shopping. Normally, I would have been exhausted afterwards. But when I got home, I thought: <em>Where is the fatigue?<\/em> My daughter even said: \u2018I think we are more tired than you are!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She could hardly believe it. \u201cA week later, I walked with a friend in the dark, without a cane, on uneven ground. I waited for the fatigue to set in\u2014but it didn\u2019t. That\u2019s when I knew: this really works.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-energy-more-freedom\">More Energy, More Freedom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since using the BalanceBelt, her life has changed dramatically. \u201cI have more energy, more days in the week. I used to have only two or three functioning days \u2014 now I have all seven. My mind feels calmer, I sleep better, I enjoy the world around me again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even cycling short distances has become easier. \u201cBefore, I had to focus all my attention on cycling. Now I can look around and enjoy the ride.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The effect is subtle, but powerful. \u201cThe belt has made my life so much richer. I can spend my energy on <em>living<\/em> instead of just <em>coping<\/em>. I have room in my head again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-enjoying-life-again\">Enjoying Life Again<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TnWhGSfqcqYbtqwL.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13433\" style=\"width:292px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TnWhGSfqcqYbtqwL.png 426w, https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TnWhGSfqcqYbtqwL-205x300.png 205w, https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TnWhGSfqcqYbtqwL-8x12.png 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>One of the Arabic mandalas designed by Mrs. de Vries.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Over the years, she had adapted her hobbies. From long walks and attending concerts, she moved to more seated activities such as sewing and drawing. \u201cI design Arabic patterns; I make birth cards and birthday cards. If I ran out of energy, I could just stop and continue the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, with more energy, she can slowly rediscover what she wants her days to look like. \u201cThat will take some time \u2014 I\u2019ve lived more than 20 years with limitations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She smiles: \u201cI\u2019m 75, but I feel more active than I have in years. Instead of slowing down, I\u2019m becoming more energetic again. People say I&#8217;m glowing. And they\u2019re right \u2014 I have all seven days of the week back!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mrs. De Vries\u2019 Story About Her Balance Problems and the BalanceBelt In 2001, Mrs. De Vries first began experiencing balance problems. 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