Aug 13, 2011

My Bout of Bell's Palsy - 99.9% recovered in 23 Days


I used to tell myself that I could walk miles, I could run for hours, I could forget hunger. I would think that I was able and strong and ready for anything. In my mind, I would imagine a life-changing event where my physical strength and will shall be put into test. Be it getting lost in the wild, alien invasion, the great flood, falling off a cliff, or the end of the world. Crazy..I know. It is because I am full of pride. I am proud that in my 5 years of working in Cebu I've never been hospitalized. I am proud that I never get sick. I am proud of my health. But this is really nothing but a big illusion that I clinged into.

There are facts I disregarded. Bout of asthma in the first 13 years of my life, the worst kind. My parents thought I would die one day of that disease. Episodes of headaches, sleeplessness, irregular bowel movements, dizziness. I suck at taking care of myself. I don't take vitamins, I don't eat regularly, no exercise.   It's no wonder I woke up one day  with this Bell's Palsy. 

I take this incident as a reminder, that I was simply, cruelly, abusing my self. This condition didn't choose me. I kinda invited it. I opened a door for it to get in. I'm not saying that I could have prevented it. I know healthy people get sick. But there's a lot of small everyday things that I could have done to help my body. To take care of myself, this was all that I could have done.



    • Yhatz Provido my prayers with you moks... you takecare... kblo ba ka na mas gahi kag ulo nako? ayp..
      July 24 at 1:12pm · 

    • Balot Enerio you'll get better, yola...maulian pa man ang bell's palsy...just pray.
      July 24 at 1:29pm ·  ·  1 person

    • Joyce Go ohemgee! yols, you get better... tc always!
      July 24 at 1:53pm · 

    • Chari Vidal Get well kambal, pagadli kaayo ba arun laag ta :)
      July 24 at 2:00pm · 

    • Pines Mendoza Gagaling karin....panigurado yan.
      July 24 at 2:13pm · 

    • Yola Udtujan Salamat sa mga prayers all :)
      July 24 at 2:48pm · 

    • Race Ebarle Valenzuela you can overcome what god gave you... your a strong person... get well soon... = )
      July 24 at 3:20pm · 

    • Nini Trinidad Get well soon Yola
      July 24 at 3:59pm · 

    • Sheryl Babia get well Yols..
      July 24 at 8:13pm · 

    • Sheryl Babia Be patient... things will get back to how they should. You will be fine. Do what needs be done - Jazz
      July 24 at 8:21pm ·  ·  1 person

    • Bonna Smrh ‎:( cry ko. Maa ayu man ka..balu ku...pag amping lagi! badlungon man gud nah! nah! Nah!
      July 25 at 4:45pm ·