We have been talking on Zoom for a few minutes when Sarah Ling breaks into a broad, if slightly lopsided grin. Her right eye squints, then closes – she looks a bit like she’s winking. As she stops smiling, her eye remains closed for a while longer, before relaxing. ‘I can feel it happening,’ says … Read more
Music producer Clive Davis revealed that he has been diagnosed with a medical condition know as Bell’s Palsy. A representative for the 88-year-old record executive confirmed the diagnosis, which is not life-threatening, in a statement to Variety on Tuesday, adding that Davis is in ‘good spirits.’ The outlet also reported that due to his ailment, the … Read more
A grandmother who has been living with a facial palsy that left her unable to speak properly for nearly two decades has her confidence restored using Botox. Susan Baldock, from Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy in 2010. Bell’s palsy is temporary weakness or lack of movement affecting one side of the face. The condition … Read more
Britain’s drug regulator today dismissed safety fears over the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine after a report revealed four people in a trial in the US got Bell’s palsy. The condition, which is usually temporary, causes muscles on one side of the face to droop because of nerves not working properly. Four cases of it … Read more
Britain’s drug regulator today dismissed safety fears over the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine after a report revealed four people in a trial in the US got Bell’s palsy. The condition, which is usually temporary, causes muscles on one side of the face to droop because of nerves not working properly. Four cases of it … Read more
Four people who got Pfizer‘s coronavirus vaccine in the firm’s trial developed Bell’s palsy, a form of temporary facial paralysis, according to U.S. regulators’ report on the shot. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulators said there wasn’t any clear way that the vaccine caused Bell’s palsy, but warned that doctors should watch for the alarming … Read more
A ‘secret millionaire’ has offered to fund a four-year-old girl’s £75,000 life-changing surgery which will enable her to walk for the first time as well as a trip to Disneyland. Emily Anderson, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, has cerebral palsy but the operation to aid movement, Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), is hard to get on the NHS. … Read more
Meghan King revealed on World Cerebral Palsy Day, which fell on Wednesday, that her two-year-old son Hart has the illness. The child was diagnosed only this Tuesday, slightly over a year after Meghan revealed he had the rare brain disorder periventricular leukomalacia (PVL). ‘So his specific diagnosis is hypotonic cerebral palsy which essentially means that … Read more
‘Dear Alton Towers, ‘Yesterday (28th September 2020) I spent my Birthday at your theme park. On your website, it states Alton Towers wants to “help guests with additional needs have a fabulous and unforgettable experience”. It certainly was an “unforgettable” day for all the wrong reasons. I went with my girlfriend Lucy and my sister … Read more
A seven-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, whose parents were told he would never walk, has raised over £10,000 climbing Britain’s tallest mountain. Caeden Tompson, from Corby, Northamptonshire, managed to trek 1,345m (4,413ft) up the country’s highest peak, Ben Nevis, in order to raise money for disability equality charity Scope. Born 12 weeks prematurely, Caeden has bilateral spastic cerebral … Read more