Amy Grant Speaks Out After Open Heart Surgery

We recently reported that Amy Grant was to undergo an open heart surgery procedure.  While recuperating from the operation, Amy took to social media to address fans; to thank them for their prayers, to convey the impact all those prayers had on this time, and to reflect on her life.

Hi everybody….

I know there is so much going on in the world right now. This is a crazy, broken, yet beautiful time. And in the midst of all of that - in the midst of all of our awareness and becoming and learning to love and see each other - I’ve had this really unique experience of having an unanticipated open heart surgery. The only way I can explain my experience would be to ask you to imagine a non-runner who was signed up for a marathon. I didn’t want it, but I had to have it anyway and it was a week ago Wednesday. And as people heard about the surgery I started getting messages: “I’m praying for you” …“I’m praying for you”. People I worked with decades ago, people who have come to my concerts or listen to my music, my work family, people on social media, and my own friends and family all offered their prayers. And now, ten days later, I just want to say, from the moment I went to the hospital, if it really were a marathon race, I felt like I got into that runners block and as soon as it was time for the race to start there was this massive West Texas wind at my back.. just pushing me through. Even stuff I was really scared about felt like nothing more than just a deep breath and something supernatural pushed me through it. My recovery has honestly felt miraculous. And so I want to say thank you to each person who said a prayer for me. Prayer changes everything. Let’s keep those prayers going for our country and lets turn all the brokenness into love and seeing each other. I love you.

Amy

Grant has shared previously on social media and music news that she has a heart condition.  Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) is a heart defect that is sometimes present at birth, in which one or two of the pulmonary veins of the heart drain blood into the right atrium instead of the left atrium.

The singer/songwriter resumes a short tour schedule beginning in October.  Traditionally Grant has ended each year with her traditional Christmas concerts along with husband Vince Gill.

Prayers to Amy for a quick recovery!