Kim Zolciak has revealed that her eight-year-old son Kash has recently undergone facial reconstructive surgery for the injuries the family dog suffered three years ago.
The 42-year-old reality star took to Instagram on Thursday morning to share a gallery of images and videos as she made the revelation about the procedure of her third minor due to the canine attack on the April 2017.
The mother of six kept the mother in surgery until it was considered a success, as she wrote a long photo that began, “I waited to share this story until my baby was healed!” Kash is such a strong soldier, the bravest and bravest I have ever met. Last month, Kash had reconstructive dog bite surgery 3 years ago.
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Oh no: Kim Zolciak has revealed that her eight-year-old son, Kash, has recently undergone facial reconstructive surgery for the injuries the family dog suffered three years ago.
Alas: her son’s face was seen days after the April 2017 incident
“Bravest Boy I’ve Ever Known”: The 42-year-old reality star took to Instagram on Thursday morning to share a gallery of images and videos along with a lengthy headline as she made the revelation about the procedure of his third minor due to the canine attack
“We knew the night of the bite / surgery that we would probably need another surgery in the future to correct the injury. It was pretty serious and because of the severity of the swelling that night, our plastic surgeon, Dr. Joseph Williams (the best ), did the best he could “.
He went on to explain that the procedure had brought back many bad memories of when one of the family’s dogs, Sinn, attacked his son.
Zolciak said, ‘I’ll never forget that day as long as I live and no matter how much we believed we were‘ putting it in the back of our minds ’when Kash came out of surgery this time, it touched Kroy and I quite hard. Not just us, but Kash and KJ as well. “
“I waited to share this story until my baby was healed!”: The mother of six kept the mother in surgery until it was considered a success.
Support system: The reality star said the family “had a couple of hard days” and that she and her husband, 35-year-old former NFL player Kroy Biermann, had cried several times alongside of his son, as the defensive end was the only father allowed in the operating room
The reality star said the family “had a couple of hard days” and that she and her husband, former NFL player Kroy Biermann, 35, had cried several times alongside their son.
Since only one of the parents could be in the room for surgery, the former defensive end was there next to Kash during the procedure.
However, all the emotions seemed to recede for Kim when her husband and son got into the car after the surgery as she wrote, “But when Kash / Kroy came out and sat in the back seat with Kash on his lap and tears flowed down his faces, he could barely breathe.
“My heart was broken and we even had to go through all this again.”
Notorious: Kim said she relied on many close friends to help the family go through the trauma again, including personal trainer Michael Giovanni Rivera, whom she asked to contact Kash’s favorite fighter, Conor McGregor, to send a message of encouragement.
“I heard you had a game with a dog and you won”: the wish was definitely granted, as the 32-year-old two-division UFC world champion sent a sweet video message that Kim included in the post of Instagram
Kim said she relied on many close friends to help the family get through the trauma again, including personal trainer Michael Giovanni Rivera, whom she asked to contact Kash’s favorite fighter, Conor McGregor, to send a message of encouragement.
The wish was finally granted when the 32-year-old two-division UFC world champion sent a sweet video message that Kim included in her Instagram post.
In the short clip, Conor gave words of encouragement and also promoted his January 23, 2021 fight against Dustin Poirier as he said, “Kash, what about my husband? The well-known Conor McGregor here.
“I just wanted to give you a quick shout, I felt like you had a game with a dog and you won. So congratulations on your victory, I plan to get my own victory on January 23rd.
Now I am here isolated, getting my job done, inspired by you and your Kash victory. Very good, many thanks and many congratulations for the victory. My man, let’s go to Kash!
Close the call: The dog’s attack on Kash occurred on April 23, 2017 and left the child having to undergo hours of surgery and his family to pieces
No doubt the boy was delighted with the video, but Kim was also amazed by the gesture.
He wrote, “Conor’s video made me cry I could barely speak, I mean it’s CONOR MCGREGOR, but it was also his MESSAGE. Not only do they express my gratitude 2 not only Gio, but Conor, my supportive husband, our surgeon, my family and friends. “
The Don’t Be Tardy star even said that three days after surgery and just eight hours after contacting her close friends, things started to look up.
Zolciak wrote, “Not even joking 8 hours after posting my close friends, Kash woke up (we had to sleep together for weeks to be able to keep him up all night), he looked me in the eyes and went say, “Mom, I feel great! “I knew we were on the road to recovery.”
The dog’s attack on Kash occurred on April 23, 2017 and left the child having to spend hours of surgery and his family in pieces.
Tough Times: At the time, Kim shared photos of herself and Kroy in her son’s hospital bed and called the incident a “living nightmare” in an Instagram post and added, “Never I have prayed so hard I have not been so afraid of my life ‘
Oh no: Kash had been playing with the dog while his NFL star father was working nearby with a leaf blower when the unprovoked attack occurred
At the time, Kim shared photos of herself and Kroy in her son’s hospital bed and called the incident a “living nightmare” in an Instagram post, adding: “I’ve never prayed. so hard I haven’t been so scared in my life ”.
Kash had been playing with the dog while his NFL star father was working nearby with a leaf blower when the unprovoked attack occurred.
The dog’s bite had lost the child’s eye by millimeters.
Zolciak went on to chronicle the boy’s recovery on her social media, revealing on Instagram that she and Biermann “considered it very important to continue encouraging Kash to be around animals” and that they didn’t want him to internalize any fear for the incident.
Kim felt overwhelmed by the excitement when the moment opened up for the confessional during an episode of Don’t Be Tardy that aired in December of that year.
“I know it’s been a very tough decision for both of us”: Kim was thrilled when the moment opened up to the confessional during an episode of Don’t Be Tardy that aired in December of that year.
“We all love Sinn, but Kash loves Sinn, and that’s the only reason we go back to Sinn,” he said. “I’m very happy that we’re both on the same page. I know it’s been a very tough decision for both of us.”
Her Atlanta Falcons ex-husband said that if the family finally doesn’t feel comfortable with the dog that attacked their son, then they have no problem getting rid of it.
The couple fought back tears as Kroy said, “I would be proud of Kash, whatever he does, but I’m very attracted to his reaction, just who he is as a person. Unfortunately, it was a very serious accident, but we he gave a glimpse of Kash’s little heart and his chin.He is a pretty handsome boy.
The couple share four sons together: Kaia, seven, Kane, seven, Kash and Kroy Jr., nine, while Kroy also adopted Kim Brielle and Ariana’s daughters from previous relationships.
Happy ending: Kash is shown playing with the dog that attacked him, named Sinn, months after the incident