March 4, 2022
We are hugely grateful to Tower 42 for displaying Facial Palsy in lights from 4 – 7 March 2022 during Facial Palsy Awareness Week.
Commonly known as the NatWest Tower, the skyscraper is 183 metres (600 ft) high, Tower 42 is the third-tallest tower in the City of London and is the eighth-tallest in London overall.
Having ‘Facial Palsy’ in lights for many to see is a huge thing for those affected as so many people have never even heard of facial palsy and it takes on average 5.6 years to reach a specialist due to lack of awareness among health professionals.
There are more than 50 different causes of facial palsy with Bell’s palsy being the most common, and we all have a one-in-60 lifetime chance of developing Bell’s palsy. Many people make a full recovery from Bell’s palsy but for the quarter that don’t, the consequences can be devastating.
You can find out lots more information about facial palsy on our website and we encourage you to donate. Our campaign this year has been about ‘the little things’ that affect you when you have facial palsy that add up to something ‘much bigger’. You can find out what we have been doing on our social media channels:
https://www.facebook.com/facialpalsyuk
https://www.instagram.com/facialpalsyuk/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/facial-palsy-uk/
And one of the very little things is us! We are a tiny charity with two employees and lots of fantastic volunteers. Please donate to ensure that there is help out there for anyone who has facial palsy now and for those who will be diagnosed in future. Together we can change that 5.6 years to see a specialist to 5.6 months.
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Thank you so much for your support.
The Facial Palsy UK Team
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