‘I am profoundly moved’: Delta Goodrem thanks her fans for their support after revealing a serious condition left her with nerve paralysis
Delta Goodrem has thanked her fans for their support after revealing she was left unable to speak or sing after complications following the removal of her salivary gland.
On Sunday, the Australian singer, 35, revealed she woke up from surgery to discover she was unable to talk, which led to a paralysis of a nerve in her tongue back in October 2018.
And in a post shared to her Instagram on Monday, the Voice star said she was ‘profoundly moved by all of your beautiful comments, messages and the amazing stories that people have shared with me of their own journeys.’
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‘Your responses have blown me away!’ Delta Goodrem has thanked her fans for their support after revealing she was left unable to speak or sing after complications following the removal of her salivary gland
Delta continued in her Instagram post: Your responses have blown me away and inspired me wholeheartedly! from my heart to yours ❤️ …! Delta Xx #ALittleStrengthInside.’
This comes after the songstress surprised fans by sharing her heartbreaking story on social media.
Delta had kept the surgery a secret up until this point, deciding to announce it on Instagram on Sunday as a way of explaining why she had not released new music.
The artist’s latest single is called Paralyzed, inspired by this time in her life.
Devastating: On Sunday, the Australian singer, 35, revealed she woke up from surgery to discover she was unable to talk, which led to a paralysis of a nerve in her tongue back in October 2018.
In a post shared to her Instagram on Monday, the Voice star said she was ‘profoundly moved by all of your beautiful comments, messages and the amazing stories that people have shared with me of their own journeys’
‘It’s been a strange process not actually sharing it straight away, but I just didn’t know if I was ready yet,’ Delta admitted in a clip shared to her Instagram Stories.
Delta endured months of rehabilitation with daily speech therapy to get her voice back.
When a nerve is damaged there is no predicting when, or if it may ever recover.
In the 2018 video shared with her followers, a devastated Delta explained: ‘I don’t want to go out, I’m super embarrassed.’
‘I’m super embarrassed, I’m just over it! I’m just trying to stay positive,’ she said.
‘My livelihood is my sound’: This comes after the songstress surprised fans by sharing her heartbreaking story on social media
Heartbreak: Delta had kept the surgery a secret up until this point, deciding to announce it on Instagram on Sunday as a way of explaining why she had not released new music.
‘My livelihood is my sound… I’m trying to decide whether this is getting any better or not. It doesn’t feel like it.’
Almost two years later, Delta explained: ‘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.’
‘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,’ she concluded.
This year, Delta has released the first two singles from her forthcoming sixth studio album: Keep Climbing and Paralyzed.
Road tor recovery: Delta endured months of rehabilitation with daily speech therapy to get her voice back