Having reached the Six Month mark of this journey, there’s much progress to report. I can speak clearly; I can smile, mostly; I can wink, barely. 
I’m better than before, if still not where I was. Am I better due to the time that’s passed? Or from singing? Or twice weekly acupuncture treatments? Or even from a modified diet that now includes supplements? Probably all of the above. At six months, I would have thought that I’d be done with this, but I venture to say that I’m about 80% recovered. My eye and mouth look better by sight, though neither truly works like they should.
If I weren’t a trained actor, my speech would probably still be noticeably affected. There are two sounds that, when I make, require effort to get out properly. I’ve compensated. Often I don’t even think about constructing my mouth in a way that allows for clear speech. Sometimes, though, it’s necessary. It has added, perhaps, a level of ‘realness’ to my voice – a sort of lazier mouth. This might be a stretch. And most people can’t hear the change, but I can. It’s my instrument, and I know it well. Saying or singing ‘O’, for instance, reveals by sight how the muscles in the mouth have yet to bounce back. I’ve compensated pretty well, but it’s unmistakeable when you see me produce an ‘O’. Will this get better? Will I always have this distorted look and somewhat compromised sound? We’ll see. 
My left eye closes a lot better. I don’t have to tape it shut at night. It still gets dry sometimes. (I tried a procedure to help the eye’s deterioration from the dryness, but it failed). Winking is better, but still looks pained. Think Popeye. Regarding eyebrows: I still cannot do a ‘Groucho,’ but can do Jack (Nicholson or Black).