Recent phone conversation.....
Me -"damn my face is leaking again"
Friend - " What?"
Me - "Just my eye".
Friend - " WHAT?"
Me - "It's nothing....just some of my awesomeness is leaking out"
Friend - *silence* ..... " Are you drinking...?"
Me & Friend - *silence* ..... BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
It's really the laughs & jokes that are shared between
friends and family that have made this whole experience easier. It means
the world to me. And, of course, as I look back on some of these
moments I can't help but think that I have some of the most insane,
inappropriate, crazy friends & family......
Another recent phone conversation.....( condensed & slightly
edited for the allotted blog time & attention span of my readers)
Me - " I could totally be Two-face for Halloween..."
Friend - " You should get a helmet.....& a tank top that is too small for you.....& a striped knee-high socks....."
Me " Ooooo and stickers. Puffy stickers for the helmet"
Friend - " Yessss. *hysterical laughter*
Me - " And then walk to my car drooling.....and drive away....screaming BUMPER CARS...YEAH"
Me & Friend - * hysterical giggling*
What would my life be without these friends and family members. Boring......and lonely.
So where am I at with this thing. Well, I'm getting better.
Although it's hard to tell sometimes. You learn to adapt. You learn new
ways of doing things. And in some ways, you forget the before and only
think about the after. Am I getting better? Sure. In what ways? I'm not
sure. I am used to drinking from a straw, cutting up my food, avoiding
certain foods when I'm out and about....so what exactly is getting
better?
The pain is subsiding. Tender, but not painful. It's less like
being punched in the face by a UFC fighter & more like a really bad
hangover....
My smile is changing. I think? If I completely relax, it is
almost unnoticeable. Smiling is a different story. But even then I think
it is starting to show slight improvements. Alas, I will miss you wonky
smile, but it would never worked between us.....you deserve someone
better....
Speaking is better. Or so I'm told. I'm used to it now. I suppose
I should be lucky I don't speak a language that requires the rolling of
R's or the need to form complex syllables.....or I would be screwed.
Yes, these are things I think about. Of course, as the day goes on, my
speech becomes more slurred, but that could be the alcohol......
My eye is much more improved. It can almost blink on it's own. It
doesn't need me anymore....*tear* But then again it leaks.
Uncontrollably. It's just awesome.....leaking out.....constantly.
Probably shouldn't be concerned about that until I start licking
windows.....
I am gaining more control over my mouth. (insert joke here) Still
not there though. I thought I was the other night when I attempted to
rinse my mouth out...and the mouthwash went spurting out of my mouth
creating a new little pattern of blue mouthwash & spit on the
bathroom mirror. *looks around in case someone saw that* It needs some
work.
All in all I can't complain. I'm used to it now. It's part of my life.
So Thank you for being there. Thank you for putting up with my silly updates. My rambling.
Thank you My Capt. for being the most amazing support. I don't
tell you that enough. Without you I wouldn't have my bubbly outlook.
Without you I wouldn't appreciate my Wonky Smile....because you make me
want to smile. <3
Thank you to my family - new and old. I am very grateful for
having you in my life; especially during times like these. My little
sister is especially amazing......we will always have Tia & Palsy
moments with the little man.
Thank you to far away friends. Friendship, it seems, doesn't know distance or time....
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Palsy 1 ...... ME 100.
