My Experience with Bell's Palsy

Having suffered with Bells Palsy at the age of 17, I thought I'd give an account of my experience for other dooyoo? Peeps to read. Firstly I'll explain what Bells Palsy actually is. Bells Palsy is a condition that affects your face and causes paralysis of one side. Doctors don't actually know what triggers the disease but it is caused by the "swelling of the facial nerve as it passes from the brain through a narrow bony canal. The swelling results in a loss of the covering layers of the nerve fibres or damage to the nerve fibres themselves." This is an extract from Bupa healthsheets. Symptoms can occur really quickly. ...  Read the complete review

Before I start let me give you a little bit of background information about my mother and her health. She has cronic asthma, recoverd from breast cancer and has a complete phobia of hospitals and doctors. Her phobia is so bad that after being ventilated in intensive care she discharged herself as soon as she could walk. She has had so many asthma atacks because she refuses to go to the hospital and ends being taken in an ambulance where she has left it so long. Myself being the complete worry boots I am gets driven to despair as I try to help. But she just tells me to leave her be. So now you know I can proceed with my story. As I ...  Read the complete review

Just for a minute I want you to remove the head of the person nearest to you. It goes without saying that you should ask their permission first, and you are going to put it back on later, I just want to show you something. If there’s no one around go and ask your neighbour if you can borrow theirs, it’s ok, this won’t take long. Right, everyone got a head? Great, now let’s go have a look inside. Yeah I know it’s all a bit icky but take deep breaths and I’ll try and be as quick as I can. You see that big grey lumpy thing right at the top? It’s roundish and looks a bit like old, cold spaghetti. That’s it you found ...  Read the complete review