Unable to speak
On first looking at this picture, it looks quite ordinary, but as I look closer I see my mouth is shut tight, my lips are in fact stuck together, my face swollen on the left side, my eyes looking in slightly odd directions. This is all due to physical paralysis of the facial muscles on the left side. It highlights for me the invisibility of suffering, the difficulty in perceiving the inner anguish and agony. But I think it also highlights a dignity and strength required to survive this over decades.
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