Kailey and Russell Dickerson. Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
Candid reflections. As 2022 concludes, Russell Dickerson’s spouse, Kailey Dickerson, has opened up about struggling a miscarriage earlier that 12 months.
“2022 was extremely great and heart-wrenching. We noticed a number of the most lovely locations on the earth, a few of my favourite locations, some huge dream-come-true moments and had wounds solely a handful of individuals noticed and tended to, Kailey, 32, wrote in a Saturday, December 31, 2022, Instagram submit. “In the course of the craziest 12 months we now have ever had, we misplaced a child in September at 8 weeks.”
She continued: “It felt like drowning and making an attempt to swim in direction of solar to seek out the floor. I didn’t know if I’d ever share this, however one thing about going into this subsequent 12 months, I wanted to depart this information in 2022. The loss; nevertheless, is one thing that can at all times be written into our story. I do know I’ll share extra about it once I’m prepared, however for now, and for the final a number of months, I’m holding these two further shut.”
Kailey and the 35-year-old nation crooner, who wed in April 2013, welcomed son Remington in September 2020. The Wisconsin native’s Saturday submit featured a snap of Russell holding palms along with his son, now 2, whereas strolling on a seaside.
“I’ve learn a number of recaps from folks this 12 months and never one has been good. All of it got here with each magnificence and ashes. It offers me hope figuring out we’re extra related than we expect,” Kailey concluded her social media message. “And it offers me solace figuring out nothing and nobody’s life is ideal or with out ache. Might all of us give one another some extra grace this subsequent 12 months… extra kindness as a result of we don’t know what somebody is actually going by way of… extra love as a result of all of us want it. And will Jesus be close to to the broken-hearted. He certain has been for us 🤍.”
The “Espresso With Kailey” podcast host — who met the “She Likes It” crooner whereas in faculty at Belmont College — has since been grateful for the assist that she’s acquired.
“Your candy phrases and prayers have been so therapeutic to learn,” Kailey later wrote by way of Instagram Story on Saturday of opening up about her fertility struggles. “Once I was questioning if I ought to share or not, I *randomly* opened my Bible to this [page with a verse from Isaiah 65:19]. … It’s a membership I want nobody would ever be part of, however to those that are, we aren’t alone. So thanks for the Everlasting guarantees we are able to have hope in.”
She added: “[And] to our individuals who carried us after we had been damaged and weary — our fam, buddies, band and crew — there’ll by no means be sufficient thanks. We made it by way of due to you.”
Russell and Kailey have been married for 9 years, and so they stay one another’s greatest supporters.
“My spouse has been with me because the early SUV days. She really shot the music video for ‘Yours.’ She shot the album cowl for the Yours EP and full-length album, has pushed numerous miles, arrange merch, taken all of the meet and greet photos and extra,” the “God Gave Me a Lady” artist completely informed Us Weekly in October 2017. “So yeah, that’s undoubtedly inspiring to jot down a document about.”
