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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBristol Palin Gives Update on Year-Long Struggle With Rare Facial Paralysis
In January 2025, Bristol Palin revealed she had facial paralysis. One year later, the 35-year-old daughter of former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin posted an update on her condition.
Todays day 323 of my face being paralyzed, Palin says in the video, on January 3, 2026, in response to a fan-submitted question.......
Palin previously revealed that she woke up with a weird little sensation in [her] face, after which she completely lost the ability to move the left side of her face. Doctors suspected Bells palsy, a condition that can make the muscles of one side of the face temporarily weaken, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Typically, Bells palsy improves within six months, but Palins latest Instagram story update indicates that has not been the case for her.
https://thelooker.thedailybeast.com/bristol-palin-35-gives-update-on-year-long-struggle-with-rare-facial-paralysis/
Bluestocking
(515 posts)RandySF
(81,184 posts)BlueWaveNeverEnd
(12,867 posts)EYESORE 9001
(29,458 posts)Mike Nelson
(10,916 posts)... her as, what was it, "the spokesperson for abstinence" (from sex) trotting around the chat shows with her baby and "hot" boyfriend. Didn't the Palin family know how that looked? I wish her well, though... I do wonder if she's had a lot of cosmetic surgery. If so, she should stop. Hope you improve, Bristol!
Skittles
(169,599 posts)because she was young and I could not imagine having Sara Fucking Palin as a mother
RandySF
(81,184 posts)but her parents are toxic and I hope she got past them. I also empathize with her because my wife had a Bels Palsy attack 20 years ago and is still not fully recovered (some lingering numbness).
fujiyamasan
(1,227 posts)I dont really care for her one way or the other (her mom on the other hand ), but its good to bring attention to unusual or rare medical conditions. Also unfortunate, given her age. Not sure how uncommon it is.