Coping With Bell's PalsyThis section is a place to share stories about Coping With Bell's Palsy Below are entries of those who have already shared their stories. We hope that you find their experiences helpful to your own situation. You may also Help others by sharing your story. To quickly access health information from your website's browser, download Living with Bell’s I had to return to the hospital with my newborn daughter due to her jaundice, and while there, I woke up with Bell’s. It was hard for me to get help, since my daughter was the one being treated, and I wasn’t - after some self-advocating, I was able to get my doc to come see me and diagnose me. My daughter is now two years old, and I still just don’t look the same - no one would notice except me. I especially see it when I smile. I’ve come to accept that this is how I now look, and I tell people that God gave me a facelift. I’m thankful that I can now blink and sip out of a straw. When you have a period of time where you can’t do that, and people look at you funny when you smile, you learn to appreciate what you have. Best of luck to those of you with it - I think one of the hardest aspects of having it is the lack of knowledge there is about its cause - well that, and drinking out of a cup or blowing a kiss, or closing only one eye to go to sleep. Comments
June 2007
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