{"id":4384,"date":"2024-08-24T22:37:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T22:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=4384"},"modified":"2024-08-24T22:37:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T22:37:55","slug":"brad-paisleys-wife-kimberly-breaks-silence-voice-paralyzed-from-damaged-vocal-cord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/brad-paisleys-wife-kimberly-breaks-silence-voice-paralyzed-from-damaged-vocal-cord\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Paisley\u2019s wife Kimberly breaks silence, voice paralyzed from damaged vocal cord"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/en.newsner.com%5C/tag%5C/country-music%5C/%5C%22">Kimberly Williams-Paisley\u00a0recently revealed in a social media\u00a0</a><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/en.newsner.com%5C/celebrity%5C/%5C%22">post\u00a0that she\u2019s recovering after a \u201cscary\u201d\u00a0</a><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/en.newsner.com%5C/tag%5C/health%5C/%5C%22">incident\u00a0forced her silence\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The actor, who\u2019s married to country music star Brad Paisley, says she felt \u201ctrapped\u201d in her body and after two years of \u201cself-loathing,\u201d she decided to share her experience with the world.\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keep reading to learn how this actor is braving through a personal health scare!\n\n\n\n<p>In mid-August, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, 52, shared a worrisome social media post, explaining that after appearing onstage at an Alzheimer\u2019s event in Nashville \u201calmost two years ago,\u201d she lost her voice and it \u201cnever quite came back\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI\u2019ve been going through a thing\u2026It was embarrassing &amp; scary,\u201d the Hallmark actor writes in the August 17 Instagram post, which explains what happened at the Nashville event.\n\n\n\n</p><h1 class='\"wp-block-heading\"'>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkimberlywilliamspaisley%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02LMKseR5ZpsnQbe2MNKoVZmEGWPp6Yf91ZTGjSL2qGujKaPBJZM42bTj48A8CEUaDl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\n\n\n\n</h1><p>Williams-Paisley and her sister Ashley have been Alzheimer\u2019s advocates since their late mother Linda was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia (the same condition that ails Bruce Willis).\n\n\n\n</p><p>Linda died in 2016, months after The&nbsp;<em>Father of the Bride&nbsp;released her book \u201cWhere the Light Gets In,\u201d which tells the story of her mom\u2019s journey with the illness.\n\n\n\n<h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-badass-scar\"'>\u2018Badass scar\u2019\n\n\n\n</h2><p>In her post, the&nbsp;<em>How to Eat Fried Worms&nbsp;star shares that after struggling with her voice for nearly two years, she had surgery to repair damage to her laryngeal nerve.\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a challenging couple of years, but we finally got to the bottom of it,\u201d she writes in the caption of the post that includes a carousel of photos showing her lying in a hospital bed, one where she\u2019s seen with a large scar on her neck.\n\n\n\n</p><h1 class='\"wp-block-heading\"'>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkimberlywilliamspaisley%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0Jr4wgwauKyYRFHv7WV76Hk1VRJphDzYoDVHpUbjrdbmckVhxKeBA9vpQEKFn8c77l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\n\n\n\n</h1><p>She also warns users about the scar photo, which features a smiley face of the scar sipping a cocktail that her \u201cbrother\u201d inked \u201con top of the image.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI have a badass scar that\u2019s smiling at me across my neck,\u201d she starts. \u201cI haven\u2019t wanted to share about this much until now because it felt too vulnerable. I took for granted my ability to \u201cuse my voice\u201d before \u2013 for my career, for a good cause, for a timely joke, for SELF-EXPRESSION, for a loud dinner party. Instead, I\u2019ve been the quietest in the room. I\u2019ve felt meek. New people I\u2019ve met thought I was a shy or reserved person. I\u2019ve felt trapped in my body.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>She adds, \u201cI\u2019ve been through shame &amp; self-loathing.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><h1 class='\"wp-block-heading\"'>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkimberlywilliamspaisley%2Fposts%2Fpfbid08n83qH1yLQqm6ypq9fUPNuRtbAhKjtYJpchcxma8UvCRmrD3gNXT8mWHkrEp8ZJsl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\n\n\n\n</h1><p>Further explaining the three-hour \u201claryngoplasty to plump\u201d her \u201cparalyzed vocal cord,\u201d Williams-Paisley says she was awake and \u201cwatched a lot of it on a video screen\u201d above her head \u201cas it happened.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cAll I can say is MODERN MEDICINE IS MIRACULOUS.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>The&nbsp;<em>We Are Marshall&nbsp;star continues, \u201cIn the last two years, I\u2019ve found power in using my voice in new ways.\u201d\n\n\n\n<p>She concludes her message saying \u201cWas losing my voice worth it? Mm, not exactly. Was it worthless? Not for a second.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-warrior\"'>\u2018Warrior\u2019\n\n\n\n</h2><p>Offering their love and support, family and celebrity friends jumped into the comments section with their best wishes.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Ashley writes, \u201cI have witnessed first-hand the daily strength of my sister through this journey and you all: WHAT. A SHOW. I am right in the front row, clapping and screaming.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><h1 class='\"wp-block-heading\"'>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkimberlywilliamspaisley%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0huthcPSz1riDG5iWB94FTSpTffV1NRnWBLXLzxLtJ2nF3DKCbYazjm4cBPtpewftl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\n\n\n\n</h1><p>\u201cThis will be a great new chapter. Also I will miss the silence,\u201d jokes her husband Brad, whom she shares sons William \u201cHuck\u201d (born 2007) and Jasper (born 2009).\n\n\n\n</p><p>Grammy Award-winning artist Sheryl Crow offers, \u201cYou are my hero! Through all of this you have taught me about holding your power without raising your voice.\u201d The \u201cSoak up the Sun\u201d singer continues, \u201cThank you for sharing this experience with all of us! You are a fierce mother warrior!\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cYou are a Warrior-Goddess. No other way to say it. Oh\u2026and scars are sexy. Sending big love,\u201d writes actor Helen Hunt.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/infornations.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/20240824-1-15.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Brad' paisley wife kimberly breaks silence voice paralyzed from damaged vocal cord class='\"wp-image-14428\"' title='\"Brad'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Credit: Shutterstock\n\n\n\n<p>Actor Tracy Pollan, wife of Michael J. Fox, shares, \u201cThinking of you and a speedy recovery!\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>And Many Moore, the star of&nbsp;<em>This is Us, writes, \u201cSending you all the love and healing, Kim. What a pillar of strength. Glad you\u2019re on the mend!!\u201d\n\n\n\n<h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-so-brave\"'>\u2018So brave\u2019\n\n\n\n</h2><p>Meanwhile, fans also filled her comments section with loving wishes, some even sharing their own experiences.\n\n\n\n</p><p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-x9gTxJoXx\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=800&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrity%2Fbrad-paisleys-wife-kimberly-breaks-silence-voice-paralyzed-from-damaged-vocal-cord%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1068.5%7D\n\n\n\n</p><p>One user explains that she\u2019s lived with a paralyzed right vocal cord since 2010 and applauds the actor\u2019s courage: \u201cI can relate to what you\u2019re going through! I\u2019ve always been afraid to consider surgery. You are so brave!!\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Another writes, \u201cYou are beautiful and your scar has a story to share. Thank you for being vulnerable.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p><strong>What do you think of this story? 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