I've been at this since March 12 and I am NOT complaining... but I am ready to see it change if it is going to! And I have hope that it will.
On March 12 I began a long journey with Ramsey Hunt Syndrome, which is a combination of Shingles and Bells Palsy. Thankfully the excruciating pain of the shingles only lasted a couple of weeks. It's the paralysis from the Bells Palsy that is still troubling me. I still can't whistle a tune. And I can't fully pucker my lips. Still have difficulty closing my right eye and now when I move my jaw (even chewing) my eye goes shut.
For the past two weeks, my face has been really twitching and fluttering. All of that feels funny but I am confident that it means that nerves are regenerating and muscles are coming alive once again.
This journey has taught me so much and has given me a greater appreciation for what stroke victims go through. I also have a greater appreciation for the little things that we take for granted. Like whistling, drinking from a cup, blowing out a candle, chewing your food on both sides of your mouth, blinking and winking your eyes, and the list goes on...
I am hopeful that by Christmas, this will all be behind me and it will be a distant memory.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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