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QVC’s Kim Gravel pushes through ‘drooping’ face condition to show off singing in video after Bell’s palsy diagnosis
Kim's condition did not seem to affect her singing ability
QVC's Kim Gravel has pushed through her drooping face condition to show off her singing in a new clip.
Kim reshared a video to her Instagram Stories that found her in a pink sweatshirt and jeans singing to the camera.
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She stood beside her best friend Amy Goins, who lounged in a chair.
Together, they sang the song One Day at A Time, changing "day" to "show."
Kim, 52, appeared to be in good spirits as she and Amy sang the impromptu duet.
"Will not accept any other ending to a day from this point forward," the video's caption read.
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"The standard has been set."
The QVC host's impressive pipes were on full display as she sang the tune,
She managed to sing normally despite the drooping on one side of her face caused by Bell's Palsy.
Kim has been getting by taking it, as the song put it, one day at a time since her diagnosis.
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'WE'RE WORRIED!
Kim previously sparked concern after she went missing from television, then returned to social media with a different appearance.
She discussed her absence and her recent medical issues on Instagram Live.
The TV personality captioned the post, "Love where you are, right where you are!!"
To start the video, Kim admitted she realizes she's been "radio silent on social media lately.
She added, "It's been a really tough few months."
The TV host explained that she'd been working herself to death and didn't take time to take care of her health.
Kim stated she had a "medical trauma happen" and it left her with Bell's Palsy."
Johns Hopkins medical website has described Bell's palsy as an "unexplained episode of facial muscle weakness or paralysis.
"It begins suddenly and worsens over 48 hours. This condition results from damage to the facial nerve. Pain and discomfort usually occur on one side of the face or head."
The QVC personality admitted, "It took me for a loop."
She then motioned to her face, one side of which was drooping due to the medical condition, and confessed, "This right here is taking me to a whole other growth level."
Kim then revealed that last year she started a beauty company called Love Who You Are and her Bell's Palsy has tested that notion.
She opened up about how much her condition and her changed facial appearance messed with her confidence.
"I didn't want to work and I didn't want to participate in Christmas and I didn't want to be around anyone," Kim revealed before adding, "I was down in the dumps, depressed."
The television star mentioned that she was feeling "really crappy" and that even her friends and family couldn't pull her out of the "funk" she was in.
She voiced her fear and concern as she stated that the movement in her face "might not ever come back"
'LOVE WHO YOU ARE'
Kim stated, "I'm on TV and I'm out in front of people and it's okay," as she confessed that she heard a still small voice tell her "Kim you gotta practice what you preach.
"You gotta love who you are, right where you're at."
The 51-year-old author told her viewers that she asked God how her situation could "work together for the good."
She revealed that the message she received told her to "Lean in and love your life. Right where you are."
The motivational speaker then annouced, "That's why I'm doing this Live tonight.
"I want you to love your life right where you are."
Kim asked her followers, "Will you do that with me?
"Can we stop trying to be perfect?"
"Can we stop trying to put all these unrealistic expectations on ourselves," she continued.
Kim added, "The timing of this is crazy and it's because He is trying to teach me how to love my life."
In the comment section, one person wrote, "No question you my friend helped many many people in your willingness to be you, open, honest and humble.
"One thing I have learned as well in this life of ours is This too shall pass."
"A set back is a set up for something great," commented another.
A third commenter wrote, "Bells Palsy isn’t just physically debilitating but it’s also mentally devastating. I didn’t take pictures with my kids for years because I couldn’t stand to see my face.
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"Unless you have had it you won’t understand the toll it takes mentally! Stay strong and please don’t miss out on life’s precious moments in photos like I did. I will be praying for you!"
A fourth fan added, "Kim, we love you and are here for you always."
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