Despite the enduring support of her husband, legendary country music artist Brad Paisley, and their two sons — Huck, 17 and Jasper, 15 — Paisley had a difficult time getting past the fact that people could hardly hear her.
Paisley reflected on the moment she first realized her voice had disappeared at the Dance Party to End ALZ, the annual fundraiser for Alzheimer’s she organized with her sister Ashley Williams, in November 2022.
Causes of this form of paralysis include neck or chest injuries, strokes, infections, underlying neurological conditions, tumors, or vocal cord injuries as a result of another surgery.
Kimberly Williams-Paisley details ‘terrifying’ struggle with health condition that left her unable to speak The actor first noticed her voice had disappeared in November 2022.
The Vanderbilt Center diagnosed her with muscle tension dysphonia before they concluded the problem was actually “partial paralysis of her left vocal cord” a year later.