Monthly Archives: August 2010

Shelby Dressel going back for more American Idol

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Karen

Shelby Dressel worked wonders for raising awareness of Facial Paralysis last year in American Idol and was the inspiration behind the Courage to Smile group on Facebook. This year Shelby has taken her beautiful singing voice back to Nashville and … Continue reading →

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Different kinds of facial paralysis

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Karen

I am finding more and more people online have different degrees of facial paralysis and for many different reasons.  Some people’s facial palsy is caused by birth trauma, others by brain tumours, some by Moebius Syndrome, some by Bell’s Palsy, … Continue reading →

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Moebius Syndrome – smiling for all the family

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Karen

Moebius syndrome is a rare neurological syndrome affecting the facial nerves leaving people unable to move their faces to smile, suck, frown, grimace or blink.  Other problems are also caused by Moebius syndrome and you can find more information here. A … Continue reading →

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