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Carly Pearce is opening up about her health. The 34-year-old country music singer revealed on Thursday (May 30) that she was recently diagnosed with the heart condition pericarditis and that she will be altering her shows moving forward on doctor’s orders. Keep reading to find out more…“I have always been transparent and honest about every part of my life so I feel like this deserves the same honesty,” Carly shared in a video on Instagram. “You guys know that I’ve been dealing with some health issues and through that, I have developed something called pericarditis, which is a heart issue.” Pericarditis is “an inflammation of the pericardium, the thin, two-layered, fluid-filled sac that covers the outer surface of your heart. Pericarditis usually develops suddenly and may last from weeks up to several months. The condition usually clears up after three months, but sometimes attacks can come and go for years. Sometimes there is extra fluid in the space between the pericardial layers, which is called pericardial effusion,” according to the Cleveland Clinic. Carly went on to say that she’s “been working with doctors and talking to [her] cardiologist” about the best course of treatment, especially now that she’s touring with Tim McGraw for his Standing Room Only Tour. “I still want to be out on the road, it’s really important to me but we have all decided that it is in my best interest as I’m healing to alter my shows a little bit,” Carly explained. “So if my shows look a little different, just know it’s because I have to keep my heart rate under control right now. That doesn’t mean that I’m not going to be completely fine, it just means that right now I’ve got to really take this seriously.” Carly then asked fans for “a little bit of grace” as she focuses on her health before also encouraging others to take care of themselves. “I’m a young, healthy person that really watches what I eat and exercises and this happened to me,” Carly concluded. “So I just want to use my platform to tell you to take care of your body and listen to it and just know that if it’s trying to tell you something, it’s going to tell you.”
