Carrie Underwood [1] will be making her return to the spotlight at this Sunday's ACM Awards after suffering a major fall [2] back in November 2017, and we could not be more excited! A week after hosting and performing at the 2017 CMA Awards [3], the 35-year-old country singer suffered a fall on the steps outside of her home, leaving her needing wrist surgery and several stitches to her face.

In a note to her fan club members [4] in January, Carrie revealed that there was "also another part of the story that I haven't been ready to talk about since I have still been living it and there has been much uncertainty as to how things will end up."

"It's crazy how a freak random accident can change your life," she continued. "In addition to breaking my wrist, I somehow managed to injure my face as well. I'll spare you the gruesome details, but when I came out of surgery the night of my fall, the doctor told Mike [Carrie's husband [5]] that he had put between 40 and 50 stitches in. I honestly don't know how things are going to end up but I do know this: I am grateful. I am grateful that it wasn't much, much worse. And I am grateful for the people in my life that have been there every step of the way."

However, after taking a step away from the public eye to recover, Carrie says she's finally feeling "pretty darn good." On April 10, the singer penned a letter to her fans [6] on her fan club site, saying that her wrist and face are almost all healed.

"My wrist is almost back to normal, about 90 [percent] there . . . and the docs say that last 10 [percent] will come in time. And my face has been healing pretty nicely as well," Carrie wrote. "I definitely feel more like myself than I have in a while. One of the silver linings for me in this healing process is the time I've gotten to spend with Mike and Isaiah [her 3-year-old son [7]]. I've been calling it 'forced relaxation.'"

Carrie also revealed that she's been in the studio working on new music and even has a new album on the way! As if that wasn't exciting enough, she released her new single [8], "Cry Pretty," earlier this week, and she'll be performing it for the first time ever live at the ACM Awards this Sunday. Get ready, because Carrie is officially back, y'all!