Full Disclosure!

And why we're not podcastin' right now like we SHOULD be. 😣

PCS Family!
Obviously this is NOT the PCS Out The Window Podcast, for the second consecutive cancel. It's likely it's not the last one we're going to miss, and you deserve an explanation why.
Last Tuesday, I somehow got smacked in the face (literally🙄) with Bell's Palsy.
I'M FINE!!!
If you're unfamiliar with what Bell's Palsy is, it's a condition that affects the nerves and muscle control in your face. It's not serious or life-threatening, and is a temporary condition in the overwhelming majority of cases, sorting itself out typically within two weeks to six months. There's plenty of information about it online if you want to know more, and I'm happy to answer any questions about it to the extent that I know anything.
If you ARE familiar with it, you know what I'm dealing with. 🙄
Basically, the entire right side of my face is sagging and I have little to no control over the muscles. There's no pain at all, but it makes it really hard to speak properly, which is why I'm putting the live podcasts and the recorded morning shows on hold for the moment.
Honestly, it's already noticeably improved from when it started, and I think I can probably start doing the morning reports again within the next few days.
The major problem with doing the live shows is pure volume.
I can speak almost without any sign of this condition in a normal conversational voice. But when I start getting louder and faster... which I will certainly do during the course of any given live show ...it's gonna be nothing but flapping lips, flying spit and incoherence. 😏
So, we're going to hold off on the podcasts for now, but in an open-ended way. If there's enough improvement and I feel like I can get through the show without it being a disaster, then we'll go Friday night. If not, we'll aim for the following Monday, and so on and so on until I'm all good and ready to do it properly again.
Not sure how long that's going to take, but it'll be as soon as I can do it right for you, and not a day later. That I'll promise.
Again, I'm fine. I'm not in any pain, haven't missed a day at work, and every other part of my world is uncompromised. I actually went to work Wednesday morning when I still thought it might've been a stroke, which sorta freaked my boss out when I told him. 😄
The worst part of it all is that it's frustrating AF. I'm like "Come on eyelid! Come on mouth! 🙄", all day long. But it's nothing to really worry about, and it'll be over soon
So that's what's up, and why you're reading me instead of listening to me right now. I just felt like y'all deserved an explanation/apology for the things I can't do right now. A lot of you have been with me through a lot of shit over the years, and this is just one more thing to beat back.
Thank you in advance for your patience and support in all of this, and like I said, I'm happy to answer any questions. 😃
(Actually, this is probably a better depiction of me right now --> 🥴 lol)
~G