Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, famous for her role in 'Father of the Bride', has recently had surgery on her vocal cords. She shared her joy on Instagram about regaining her voice after two years. "I've been going through a thing," begins her Instagram post. "Almost two years ago, I lost my voice on stage during my Alzheimer's event in Nashville. It was both embarrassing and frightening, and it never fully returned. It's been a tough couple of years, but we finally figured it out. I have damage to my laryngeal nerve. I tried everything to heal it (so thank you, but please don't offer any more tips!). I was finally able to have surgery this week at @vanderbilthealth with expert surgeons, and it's sounding much better now!! I have a scar that's smiling at me across my neck," she wrote.
She also posted a few pictures from the hospital. In the caption, she discussed how her medical journey was very personal. "I haven't wanted to share much about this 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 shy or reserved. I've felt trapped in my body. I've been through shame & self-loathing, all kinds of training, breathing techniques, and braces and healing and laughing and crying and explaining. I've met many amazing helpers along the way who've become amazing friends & I'm feeling SO GRATEFUL. 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). 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," she added.
In the last two years, she said she "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 and joyful," she wrote.
