Delta Goodrem has opened up about the terrifying secret health battle that left her unable to speak following complications from surgery.
The 35-year-old singer shared the story on Instagram, saying issues had occurred due to having her salivary gland removed at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney two years ago.
Goodrem revealed that she discovered a paralysis of a nerve in her tongue which led to being unable to speak when she woke up from a surgery.
She uploaded footage of the moment on social media, dated October 2018, which shows the Voice star struggling to speak while sitting in a hospital bed.
In another clip from 2018, a tearful Goodrem tells the camera: “I don’t want to go out, I’m super embarrassed. I’m just over it. I’m just trying to stay positive.”
She added: “My livelihood is my sound … I’m trying to decide whether this is getting any better or not. It doesn’t feel like it.”
After a long journey, Goodrem finally has her voice back.
Going through months of speech therapy, the singer explained to fans that she kept her health battle private for so long as she wasn’t “ready” to share it.
But as she releases her new song Paralyzed, she has laid it all bare saying the experience is the inspiration behind the song.
Goodrem reminded everyone that no one truly knows what others are privately dealing with.
“I share this with you as an artist sharing where the poetry in this song comes from, and as a human who deeply feels and understands that everyone has their own story and their own challenges,” she said.
“You never know what someone is going through and this is an extremely hard time for people. So I send this story to you with the message of hope and love.”
