Kimberly Van Der Beekis giving fans an update on how she’s doing aftersuffering a miscarriagelast weekend.
In a video shared to her Instagram Story Wednesday, the mother of five thanked her friends and fans for their continued support while she recovers, updating everyone on her physical and mental well-being.
“Thank you so much for all the love,” Kimberly, 37, said Wednesday while cuddling daughterAnnabel Leah, 5½. “I’m so grateful for it. A lot of you have asked how I’m feeling physically. I’m healing. I am definitely healing.”
“My biggest thing is my blood pressure,” she added. “I just get very lightheaded very easily so I can’t really get up and walk around for more than a couple minutes right now. Alot of blood transfusion actionthis weekend, so I’m just taking it super easy trying to restore and build my blood.”
Kimberly Van Der Beek and daughter Emilia.James Van Der Beek/Instagram
In terms of her mental health, the former business consultant said she appreciates all the kind words, messages of support and “love around” her that she has received since sharing the news.
“Thank you for the outpouring,” she said. “I have over 200 voice messages and over 200 messages to read through as well, and I’mtrying to not just pore through my phoneright now. So if I haven’t gotten back to you, I probably haven’t even seen your message or heard it, but I’m just grateful for all of them and all of the love. Thank you.”
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Kimberly Van Der Beek and daughter Annabel.
Kimberly Van Der Beek’s Instagram Story.
Kimberly’s husband, formerDawson’s CreekstarJames Van Der Beek, first revealed the heartbreaking news during Monday’s episode ofDancing with the Stars.
“You never know why these things happen, that’s what I’ve been telling my kids. All you know is that it brings you closer together, it breaks you open, it opens up your heart, it deepens your appreciation,” he said. “It makes you more human.”
The actor also dedicated his dance to his wife, but waslater cut from the showin a shocking elimination, after falling into the bottom two for the first time. (The judges voted unanimously to saveAlly Brooke.)
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In a video posted on her Instagram Story after the episode aired, Kimberly thanked her followers for their support following the news, and shared more detailsabout what she had gone through.
“Thank you everyone for all the love,” she said. “I don’t even know how I’m going to begin to respond to it all so I think I’ll just have to do it here.”
Courtesy Kimberly Van Der Beek
The couple — who are parents to Annabel plusGwendolyn, 17 months,Emilia, 3½,Joshua, 7½, andOlivia, 9 — have been through miscarriages before, as James explained on Instagram back in October when hewent public with his wife’s pregnancy.
“Miscarriage (a word that needs a replacement — nobody failed to ‘carry,’ these things sometimes just happen) is something that people rarely talk about, and often go through in secret. But there needs to be zero shame around it, or around giving yourself the time and space to grieve,” Jameswrote in the announcement.
He added, “We decided to put ourselves out there — not knowing what we’d find — in an effort to chip away at any senseless stigma around this experience and to encouragepeople who might be going through itto open themselves up to love & support from friends and family when they need it most.”
source: people.com
