Sunday, January 31st, I woke up with Bell's Palsy. At first, I thought I had had a stroke, but luckily I was wrong. Bell's Palsy is a temporary facial paralysis that affects only one side of the face. It can vary in degrees of paralysis, but I have full paralysis on my right side. This means that I cannot smile, taste, blink or even squint on the right side of my face. The hardest part of having this condition is not being able to blink. My eye is not producing any lubrication so I constantly have to put drops in and force it shut with my hand. The only other thing affected is my speach.