We know many people with facial palsy also have hearing issues. For those affected, what kind of information would you have found useful when you first developed issues? Also, what kind of information would be helpful for your friends and family?

At our virtual support group this week, we were joined by Clinical Psychologist, Lydia Etheridge. Talking about CBT, ACT and the take-home message 'Do more of what you love'. Guidance to improve your psychological wellbeing can be found on our website: facialpalsy.org.uk/support/psycho…

Can you help? We are looking for people recently diagnosed with Facial Palsy to help with the development of a new app for patients. This will take the form of a 30-minute video call to take an assessment and record facial expressions. More info>
facialpalsy.org.uk/research/parti…

This has been my view today during Facial Palsy UK’s staff and trustees awayday. Many thanks to NCVO for letting us hire such a super accessible room. As a small UK-wide charity we have no office and this is the first time we have all met in person. A really worthwhile occasion.

Huge congratulations to this amazing group who completed the 3 Peaks challenge for Facial Palsy UK, raising over £2,000! Thank you so much for supporting our charity and allowing us to continue providing essential information, support and research.

justgiving.com/page/linzi-jo-…

We are absolutely delighted to share our brand new #betickaware animation for the very first time!

Please watch and share!

For more advice, please visit lymediseaseuk.com/prevention/

#WakeUpToLyme #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth #lymedisease #lymedisease awareness #lymedisease uk

🆕🎥 Our incredible ambassador Laura spoke at TEDxShoreditch Women last November, and a recording of her talk has just been published to over 40 million subscribers on the official TEDx YouTube channel!

Check out the full talk here ➡️ bit.ly/4bbfol4

May support group information:

We have two virtual support groups:
Tues 14th May (topic: psychological wellbeing) + Thurs 30th May (19:30-21:00)

We also have two face-to-face support groups:
Norwich 11/05 + Cheshire/Mersey 18/05

#supportgroup #facialpalsysupport

🚶 It's officially National Walking Month! Challenge yourself to a 5K walk at any time throughout the month of May. Ask your family, friends or colleagues to sponsor your walking challenge and raise much needed donations for us > donate.giveasyoulive.com/charity/facial…

Improve Facial Palsy is looking for 18 participants to take part in an evaluation phase designed to check the stage assessment and content of a mobile application.

More information here: facialpalsy.org.uk/research/parti…

Congratulations to Ravi and his family and friends for a terrific performance on Britain's Got Talent! ⭐ youtube.com/watch?v=4-PQhM…

Have you been inspired by the London Marathon? Why not take on your own challenge with one of these exciting events from Action Challenge:

facialpalsy.org.uk/get-involved/f…

Great article about a young woman's experience of growing up with Moebius Syndrome and how it has shaped her life and career.
yahoo.com/news/girl-t-sm…

Making memories during the holidays? Generate free donations for us when you book tickets to popular events, book shows and more!

💸 It's free
📱 There's a handy app
🛍️ There are over 6,000 stores!

> giveasyoulive.com/join/facialpal…

DID YOU KNOW that we run two virtual support groups every month.
Participants will be encouraged to talk about their own experiences but people are more than welcome to just listen.
If you've attended before, please comment below to encourage others to join us next time.

Congratulations to Zdenka who completed the Brighton Marathon on Sunday. Thank you so much for choosing to support us and what a fantastic achievement!

If you'd like to challenge yourself and fundraise for us, take a look at some of our upcoming events:

facialpalsy.org.uk/get-involved/f…

We need your help to get copies of 'When Teddy Lost His Smile' into libraries across the UK.

Please approach your local library or school library and ask them to email [email protected] to claim up to three FREE hardback copies.

*Requests must come from library staff*

We've employed a new little helper to make it easier to find the answers to your Facial Palsy questions. Meet our new AI-powered chatbot. Simply click the little robot face in the bottom right corner of your screen and ask as many questions as you like.

facialpalsy.org.uk

Best of luck to Zdenka who will be running the Brighton Marathon on Sunday and has raised over £300 for Facial Palsy UK! Thank you so much and we hope you have a fantastic day 💜

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Well-meaning comments like 'I can hardly tell' can actually make some people with FP feel worse rather than better. We'd love to hear your opinions - what should friends say (or not say) when trying to support someone with FP? Comment below or email [email protected]