Dolly's Paralyzed!
Globe|July 22, 2019

Nerve disorder is freezing left side of songbird’s face -doctor

Dolly's Paralyzed!

Dolly Parton’s face is paralyzed — impacting her ability to speak and sing, a top medical expert fears!

“The muscles on the left side of her face are not functioning properly,” says Florida-based Dr. Gabe Mirkin, who reviewed video of the 73-year-old blond bombshell. “They aren’t moving and appear to be paralyzed!”

Mirkin thinks Dolly may have Bell’s palsy, a viral infection he believes paralyzed the muscles in her cheek near the left side of her mouth.

“This would make her look funny because she would smile only from the right side of her face,” he says.

This story is from the July 22, 2019 edition of Globe.

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