Yes, I agree that pictures with facial paralysis are scary. For me, it involved an extreme feeling of vulnerability, if that makes sense. And, because I hate feeling uncertain and vulnerable, I decided right away that I was going to bite the bullet and take pictures of my face every couple of weeks. And, I will tell you very honestly, that is was hard to look at some of those pictures and sometimes I cried. But what it did for me was allow me to see the small signs of progress in a clearer way. If you visit my blog, you'll see pictures every so often of my facial progress - there are some posted here on the forum somewhere, too. And, if you are connected with me on Facebook, I have a private album of my AN journey there, just for my AN family and my biological family!
I am not suggesting that this is the right answer for anyone else - it was just my answer. I still have facial issues, but the improvement in the last 13 months has been tremendous and I remind myself of that every time I reach for eye drops, or get frustrated because a bit of food slips out of my mouth while I am trying to chew. And for everyone out there dealing with facial issues, I am sending you a big hug. You have to go through this process in your own way, pictures or no pictures.
And, Angie, we all know that you are beautiful inside and out!
