Brad Paisley 's wife Kimberly revealed she recently underwent surgery for an "embarrassing" and "scary" hurdle she hit with her health about two years ago.
The 52-year-old actress shared a selfie from the hospital followed by a photo of the incision to her Instagram grid over the weekend, alongside a lengthy statement detailing her years-long journey to recovery.
"I’ve been going through a thing," she began in the Aug. 17 upload . "Almost two years ago I lost my voice on stage at my Alzheimer’s event in Nashville. It was embarrassing & scary & it never quite came back."
"It’s been a challenging couple of years, but we finally got to the bottom of it. I have damage to my laryngeal nerve. I tried everything I could to heal it (so thank you but please don’t give me any tips!)," she wrote before confirming that she underwent surgery this week, and she's already "sounding so much better!!"
"I have a badass scar that’s smiling at me across my neck," Kimberly disclosed, telling followers that she hasn't "wanted to share about this much until now because it felt too vulnerable."
"I took for granted my ability to 'use my voice' before—for my career, for a good cause, for a timely joke, for SELF-EXPRESSION, for a loud dinner party. Instead, I’ve been the quietest in the room. I’ve felt meek. New people I’ve met thought I was a shy or reserved person," adding that she's felt "trapped in my body" and "been through shame & self-loathing, all kinds of training, breathing techniques, & braces & healing & laughing & crying & explaining."
The Father of the Bride and According to Jim alum went on to share that the procedure she had to address the issue with her vocal cord took about three hours to complete and she was awake for it all.
"I was awake for the three hour laryngoplasty to plump up my paralyzed vocal cord so it hits the other one (She’s so happy not to be doing all the work by herself anymore. She was EXHAUSTED)," she wrote. "I watched a lot of it on a video screen above my head as it happened and all I can say is MODERN MEDICINE IS MIRACULOUS."
Though she's very excited to embark on this new chapter of her life, Kimberly noted that she learned something very important through it all: "[I've] found power in using my voice in new ways. I’ve healed old emotional wounds. I’ve learned the strength & beauty of silence. I’ve become a serious meditator. I’m deadlifting over a hundred pounds. I’m taking better care of my body. I’m managing stress. I’m dissolving shame. I’m feeling more whole, empowered & joyful.As I learned from a recent @katecbowler podcast, if you’re going through hell, don’t come out empty-handed."
"Was losing my voice worth it? Mm, not exactly. Was it worthless? Not for a second," the inspiring statement concluded, "xo."
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