Contemporary Christian and pop singer Amy Grant underwent open-heart surgery to fix a rare heart condition on Wednesday.
After going in for a regular checkup, Grant discovered earlier this year she has had a heart condition called partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) all of her life, TODAY reports.
Then in February, she took to Twitter to share the news.
"Since February is heart health awareness month, I want to send out a shout out to my doctor, John Bright Cage,” Grant wrote on Twitter. “He suggested I have a checkup because of my Dad's heart history.”
"As always, I am feeling great, but the battery of tests he put me through show that I have had a heart condition since birth,” she shared.
“The first good news is that I am completely asymptomatic. The second good news is that it's fixable, so instead of concerts and camping trips this summer, I am going to take care of my heart.
“Are you taking care of yours?! Please do," she added.
Since February is heart health awareness month, I want to send a shout out to my doctor, John Bright Cage.
— Amy Grant (@amygrant) February 13, 2020
He suggested I have a check up because of my Dad’s heart history... (look to image for full message from Amy)#HeartHealth #PAPVR #EveryHeartbeat pic.twitter.com/5bXt17qXQX
Grant went in for open-heart surgery on Wednesday, and according to a statement on her official Facebook page, the surgery was a success.
"Thank you for so many prayers today. Amy is out of surgery and the doctor said it could not have gone better. We would ask for continued prayers over the days, weeks and months to come as she makes a full recovery ... xo," the update read.
Grant, 59, is a six-time Grammy winner with multiple hit crossover pop songs including “Baby, Baby,” “Every Heartbeat” and “That’s What Love is For.”
She has sold more than 30 million albums, including her 1991 album “Heart in Motion” which has been certified 5-times platinum and brought her to a larger pop audience.
Grant has been married to country singer Vince Gill since 2000.
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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.
