REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Facing cameras with a half-frozen face after Bell's palsy diagnosis. via ABC News' Zohreen Shah
But at this very moment, I had an urgent problem: Much of our piece had already been shot and my face was all over it. There were two big interviews left.I would go to the shoots, and have our team shoot just my right profile, the side with movement, in frame.
I took a seat at the interview and focused on the face sitting in front of me instead of my own, and let 14 years of reporting muscle memory guide me. Unfortunately, I wasn't out of the woods. What I strangely learned is that this journey would get harder.I attracted concerned glances from every stranger who saw me and eventually started wearing a mask.A few hours after that first shoot, I was on a red-eye flight to New York for a final interview. But when you have Bell's palsy - your eye on your frozen side remains wide open - all the time. I looked like an extra from "Thriller.
There were a lot of other surprises: When I tried to take a gulp of water, half ended up on the ground. I couldn't use a straw. And showering was difficult because I couldn't close my eye to keep out water.Despite all of this, I was actually "net happier" after my Bell's palsy diagnosis. After all, it wasn't a stroke — which would have been life-threatening and could have much more serious long-term effects.
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