Justin Bieber illness video is heartbreaking, says UK patient with same condition

Justin Bieber, 28, disclosed that he had been diagnosed with a virus that left half of his face paralysed and forced him to cancel some upcoming performances. Photos: Justin Bieber/Instagram

A patient with the same facial-paralysis causing virus that has affected Justin Bieber said on Saturday (June 11) she had been saddened to see what the Canadian pop star is going through and proud that he is making people aware of the illness.

"I've watched his video and I'm not going to lie, I shed a couple of tears. I never thought that I would relate to someone so much that I didn't know," Nicoya Rescorla told Reuters in a video interview from Marazion, in southwest England.