I had my surgery almost 3 years ago now. I had complete facial paralysis and thought I would never regain any of it back. But I prayed to God and he answered my prayers. During the week before my one year anniversary I regained a crooked smile. I just woke up one day and it was there, not small movements growing bigger but a smile all at once. I have been slowly regaining small facial movements around my mouth and cheeks since then. My father told me soon after surgery that I would some day call him on the phone (he lives in Florida, I live in Vermont) and whistle for him, I doubted this would ever happen, even with my little crooked smile. He would ask me frequently if I could whistle and I would say no. I would try once in awhile without success. Yesterday I heard a song on the radio that had whistling in it and tried to whistle but was unsuccessful. I was trying to whistle the traditional way with my lips pursed together. I used to have a very loud whistle by curling up my tongue and putting my thumb and forefinger together and pressing against my curled tongue, while blowing out. I tried this and guess what......?
