I wasn\u2019t sure I wanted to write about this on day 44. As I wasn\u2019t sure if it\u2019d stick, but it did. It\u2019s a good thing.<\/p>\n
I woke up on Day 44 and just stopped caring if I had Bell\u2019s Palsy. Oh I still had it. I hadn\u2019t gone away \u2013 not in the least. It\u2019s just that I was tired of dealing with it mentally, I think. So, other than avoiding some food (large sandwiches, anything chewy, etc.) \u2013 I began resuming my normal worries and soldiering on.<\/p>\n
I began reading the morning paper again to my wife. My spoken words had only improved from practice, not from getting any better.<\/p>\n
I began thinking about work projects and all sorts of other things that Bell\u2019s Palsy had previously taken over in my mind. It felt like a weight was lifted. It just happened.<\/p>\n
I still have Bell\u2019s Palsy. I still get people saying they see improvement and suggestions for cures. I still tear up. I still get tired of talking by day\u2019s end. I still \u00a0watch what I eat -what\u2019s easier to eat, not what\u2019s good for me. But the worries about B.P. are gone. At least for now. Well, they have been for about two weeks anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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