What is being normal like?

   Just when you think life is getting normal again you're handed another set back. Last Thursday morning I woke up with a mild ear ache. Didn't give it much thought and went on about my day. Friday morning the pain was back. Later that evening the pain was behind my ear at the base of my skull. It wasn't bad just enough to let you know something wasn't right. I have a high pain tolerance so I just brushed it off.
   Saturday morning things were evident that there was a problem. As I brushed my teeth the right side of my face wasn't working like it should. I figured I had a sinus infection. I headed to work and as the morning went on my face seemed to become tight and drawn. I was having a hard time talking and smiling to my customers. By afternoon I noticed my right eye was red and wasn't blinking like it naturally should. I knew something was going on and I needed to see a doctor.
   After what I've been through the last ten years living with cancer and spending this past summer taking chemo nothing surprises me. You just learn to roll with what's placed on your plate. I also know that you don't wait to see a doctor. Waiting for it to go away only allows the problem to get worse. Within two minutes of seeing the doctor he told me I had, Bell's Palsy. I wasn't surprised as I knew what the symptoms were. We talked about the treatment and the side effects and how long they would last.
   By the time I got home later that afternoon my right eye would not close. The doctor advised me to wear a patch at night to keep my eye moist. We naturally bat our eyes and never think a thing about it.The average person blinks their eye 20 times a minute. For now, I can live with a crooked smile and a tilted nose. But my eye not closing is bothersome .
  It's been almost a week now and not much change. Today was a first-Sarah said my eye looked a little better. I go for my second acupuncture treatment in the morning. So lets hope that will speed up the healing process.