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The Story of a Smile
Season 1 · Episode 83

The Story of a Smile

A Slight Change of Plans

November 11, 202428m 38s

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Show Notes

Soon after giving birth, writer Sarah Ruhl developed a severe case of facial paralysis. The left side of her face drooped, she couldn’t blink or raise her eyebrows, and she could no longer smile. Sarah shares what it was like to lose her smile and how her relationship to her face, and with her loved ones, has changed over the years. 

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