tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22604524.post6552093024408950036..comments2023-10-16T06:27:05.353-04:00Comments on Letters to Holly: Emergency RoomGregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17171882320145905906noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22604524.post-23710394744367836282009-11-18T11:37:44.192-05:002009-11-18T11:37:44.192-05:00I've talked to Mom, and she's OK. She was ...I've talked to Mom, and she's OK. She was terrified it was a stroke. They said very early on that it wasn't and went immediately to a Bells diagnosis. <br /><br />She has some eye medicine to keep one eye from drying out (it won't close completely). She was told the symptoms would go away in a few weeks. <br /><br />There is a prominent wrestling announcer who's had it for ten years, and it's flared up three times. He's the face and voice of the show. I told her this to stress this isn't wholly debilitating or degenerative. <br /><br />Thanks for your comments.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171882320145905906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22604524.post-67892004675183988772009-11-18T11:06:59.126-05:002009-11-18T11:06:59.126-05:00that's good news if it's bell's palsy....that's good news if it's bell's palsy...while annoying, it doesn't portend of something more serious in the future (says the second year medical student who has had very little interaction with non-actor patients). But I did like the impetus to stop the smoking angle you were going to take if it was a TIA. We both know that smoking is the worst thing to do to your health, and quitting can be the most beneficial thing she can do for herself.<br />And no one shall be told of this. not a one and not a peep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com