Chris recently became afflicted with Bells palsy. It is a condition caused by some nerve blockage and results in half of your face not working correctly. It is not really very well understood, but the good news is that with time the recovery rate is quite high.

Chris, sport that he is, made a video of it and it is on Youtube at:

YouTube - BellsPalsy-What it Looks Like (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYgdCGw4r0M)

Join me is wishing him back behind the camera soon.

Chris Swanberg

Spoiled my fun, I was going to post in the "trials and tribullations" page

Ah, I see I am late with my post.... anyway... I am sure some may find it here. Here's to a speedy recovery.

Wishing you a fast and full recovery Chris. Very classy of you to share that with us.

Thanks Paul... and you are welcome.

A challenge that's meant to be overcome. Best wishes, Chris.

Chris,

That happened to me last December. A little disconcerting as you think it might be a stroke, but I recovered completely in about 2 months. Really just a minor inconvenience, but way less serious than Gillian Barre'. That crap kicked my butt twenty years ago, and it took more than a year to fully recover.

Glad you can see the humor in losing control of part of your face. Keep smiling!

Dick

Hey Chris - here's hoping for a speedy recovery!

Dick, I am running across a lot of people who have had similar issues. Still concerned about a wide range of potential outcomes, but no use dwelling on it.


Thanks to all for your kind wishes.

Hey Chris,

Either I'm getting to know more people or this is getting to be more common. Scary stuff, regardless. Everyone I know who has dealt with it has fully recovered, so I hope that for you, too.

Chris, my best wishes for a quick and easy recovery.

Paul

All the best Chris for a healthy recovery.

Regards
Simon

Thank you Lorinda, Paul and Simon !!

Chris, Wishing you the best and hope for a very speedy recovery

Sorry to hear about this, Chris, but glad to hear you're expected to come out of it. Hope it doesn't take too long! And I hope I didn't jinx it by saying that.

Hi Chris,
Wishing you a speedy recovery. You sound like you're in pretty good spirits, even going to the effort of doing the video, which by the way i think is a great idea. I had never even heard of your affliction before watching your video, but i'm now much more aware of the condition.
All the very best for a fast & full recovery,
Bryce

Don't let this knock you out of the running as DVinfo's most prolific shooter (since you've already made a video about it, I can see that this is unlikely to happen....)

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Hi Chris.
Best wishes from Geir Inge.

Ray, Robert, Bryce, Meryem and Geir. Thank you for you best wishes.

Meryem, I am going to have to try to come up with something....

well, if you do pull this off, this should be good...I'm sure you'll be bringing a whole new meaning to the concept of "adventure in your own backyard...."