Turning Agony Into Action: One Man鈥檚 Quest To Cure Facial Pain
As a corporate executive, Michael Pasternak was leading a retreat for 55 employees when, suddenly, he felt a jolt of searing pain stretching from his ear to鈥

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As a corporate executive, Michael Pasternak was leading a retreat for 55 employees when, suddenly, he felt a jolt of searing pain stretching from his ear to鈥
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