Bell's palsy.

Last Saturday, my wife has detected a slight change occurred on my second child. There are changes in facial muscles, especially when she smiled, or in tears. It seemed she could not move the facial muscles on the right side. According to my wife, this was very strange because most of the reported cases only happened to adults due to stroke.

Through my reading, this problem occurs because there is interference on the seventh nerve in the facial area. I was in worried due to the fact that it may be due to stroke, viral infection, tumour growth. Without further delay, I went to see the doctor.

I was fortunate to have opportunity to meet with Dr Alex, a doctor who specializes in children's neurological specialization. Dr Alex was very good, and my daughter has been very cooperative too. I was pleased when Dr Alex had ruled out tumor, and stroke. His initial diagnosis was Bell's palsy, and my daughter was put on anti-viral medication for the next two weeks. In addition, he also suggested us to attend physiotherapy sessions for correcting facial muscles of my child.

Honestly, I was impressed with the dedication shown by Dr. Alex. He asked us to keep him updated on Aufa’s progress even we proceed medical treatment in Denmark.

On a bright side, I see this as a good opportunity to treat my child esczema that she suffered since childhood. The medicine that has been prescribed contains corticosteroid that may curb the disease. It just like killing two birds with a stone.

I learned something from this incident - never treat your kids as grown up adults.