Bristol Palin, the daughter of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has revealed that she is suffering from a neurological condition affecting the left side of her face.
In a recent update, Palin disclosed that she began experiencing facial numbness over a week ago, which quickly led to paralysis on one side of her face.
“Within a couple of hours, the entire left side of my face was numb and just paralysed. I couldn’t really blink my eye… definitely had no movement on the side of my face,” she said.
After undergoing medical tests, including a CT scan, Palin stated that no abnormalities were detected. However, her doctor suggested that she likely has Bell’s Palsy, a temporary condition that causes sudden muscle weakness or paralysis on one side of the face.
Reflecting on the experience, she expressed gratitude for her health, saying, “The next time that I look in the mirror and I pick myself apart where it’s like, ‘Oh my nose is long. I want a nose job. I want to do this. I want to do that,’ I am going to remember this and I am just going to be so thankful for a normal functioning face ’cause this has been wild.”
Bell’s Palsy is often linked to viral infections and usually resolves within weeks or months, though recovery times vary.
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NEW: Bristol Palin, the daughter of Sarah Palin, says she has been suffering from a neurological disorder that is “pulling her face” to the left.
Palin says the facial paralysis started over a week ago, making her face numb.
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