My Bell’s Palsy Journey: From Pity Party to Really…Slow…Recovery

It’s been a year since I was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy likely caused by whatever virus caused all my other issues last spring. In the first few weeks after onset I spent a lot of time searching for answers, treatment options, and medical professionals who had experience treating Bell’s Palsy. I didn’t have much success with any of this. Relatively

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Side Effects

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is part 9 in a series of blog updates on my health status. There was a lot of Finger Danger this week as I worked my way through more medical appointments and disappointments with the ‘ologists. My ophthalmologist confirmed that my scratched cornea is slowly healing, which is good news, but he also told me I need

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Finger Danger

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is part 8 in a series of blog updates on my health status. One morning last week while absentmindedly watching the Today Show I glanced at Al Roker and the weather map and noticed the western part of the country showed “finger danger.” I exclaimed, “Finger danger. What’s that?” to which Scott sighed and said, “Fire danger,

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