In a new cover story feature in People magazine, Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, opened up about her recent surgery to correct her partially paralyzed vocal cord. Over the past few years, Kimberly could barely raise her voice above a whisper, which made communication difficult, especially with their two teenage sons, Huck, 17, and Jasper, 15. So Brad gave his wife a bright pink megaphone for a Christmas present that proved to be useful for wrangling the family for dinner, among other things. “It was one of the kindest things Brad did for me — it was really hilarious and so necessary,” Kimberly said. “I started using it immediately.” Kimberly underwent surgery back in August, and is progressing well. Though it was hard for Brad to see his wife, who “lives to talk to to people,” struggle with her voice. “Seeing her fight to figure it out was amazing. There was never a moment where she was just going to give up. It was inspiring,” he said. (Billboard)
