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Some people called fraud whenKim Zolciak Instagrammed a photo while in the hospital after she suffered a mini-stroke.
Her health scare led doctors to discover that she had a heart issue, and the reality star is now ready to open up about what she’s been dealing with.
“I had just been driving home from the airport. I could have had the stroke on the highway. I’m a very spiritual person. God put me in the most perfect position I could have been in to go through this,” Zolciak said in an interview with People Magazine.
She revealed that her daughter thought she was joking when her entire arm went numb while trying to pick up her son. She said, ‘Mom, cut it out, you’re not funny.,’ the Don’t Be Tardy For The Party star explained.
Even though the situation was frightening, she is definitely on the road to recovery.
She posted this picture after her surgery last week:
The incident caused the former RHOA star to be booted from Dancing With The Stars.
