Bell's Palsy- Perspective

It has been three and a half weeks since I was first told I had Bell's Palsy. I am blessed in many ways. My recovery has been rapid and noticeable. Today I smiled fully. I can't whistle yet but I am getting closer. Many Bell's Palsy sufferers do not have such a rapid recovery. It can take years. And then there are those friends whose health reports are much worse. One has just been diagnosed with colon cancer that has reached the lymph nodes, another has acute leukemia, and a third just had a pacemaker installed. Blessed indeed.