Monday, November 5, 2012

looking for a smile


The human face is the first contact to the outside world and the first thing people will remember of someone. The likelihood of showing emotions to continue a long lasting conversation is the most crucial part of a conversation and the door into the human heart. There are people in the world that cannot share their inner most feelings by expression, but only through words.
Moebius syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that is present at birth. It primarily affects the 6th and 7th cranial nerves, leaving those with the condition unable to move their faces (they can’t smile, frown, suck, grimace or blink their eyes) and unable to move their eyes laterally.
The choice of the video is to explain paralysis to the face and the causes of it. Being named after Paul Moebius in 1888 who discovered this disorder.
The blank expressions, missing fingers, missing toes, dental problems, are some of the signs or symptoms.
An article that was interesting coming from the Moebius Syndrome Foundation explains stories of different people whom their smiles come from the Heart
The stories are influential and the need to raise more awareness of the disorder to help patients with Moebius Syndrome and to find smiles in the public's heart.

1 comment:

  1. to think that we always judge people because they don't smile or have faciAL EXPRESSIONS. I ALSO DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS A DISORDER THAT WOULD DO THAT TO YOUNG CHILDREN BEFORE THEY'RE BORN. AND WE TAKE SMILING FOR GRANTED.

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