I tease my ten year old daughter about her food of preference \u2013 anywhere we go \u2013 of chicken nuggets, chicken strips etc. I point to the menu of other items. \u201cTry this!,\u201d I say. Nope. She won\u2019t have it. Even at home, she prefers this fried process chicken cuisine.<\/p>\n
Now I am a\u00a0hypocrite. With my Bells Palsy, half of my face paralyzed \u2013 not numb, just can\u2019t move it, it\u2019s hard to bite into anything. It\u2019s not really the chomping, but the ability to put my lips around whatever I\u2019m biting into to keep it from decorating my shirt. So, I\u2019m thinking of food I can eat that comes pre-bitten, if you will. Um\u2026.chicken nuggets. Fortunately, other food comes to mind as well, such as pasta that\u2019s already bite size. Chicken and Broccoli from the local Chinese takeout. Rice is edible if I take small bites. Please, don\u2019t let anyone watch me eat!<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve almost gotten the hang of sipping from a straw without using my fingers to force my lips around it. My ear still hurts. I suspect there\u2019s a fight going on around the seventh cranial nerve. That\u2019s the nerve that must repair itself before I can move my face again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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