A simple slip-and-fall incident turned into a medical emergency requiring surgery for contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Natalie Grant.
On Saturday (May 2), Grant shared on social media that she suffered “a serious internal situation with a bleeding kidney, a blood clot in my bladder and surgery this morning to fix it all.”
“What in the world?!” she continued. “Who trips and falls on a sidewalk and injures a couple of organs?!”
How Did Natalie Grant’s Serious Injury Happen?
Grant says the incident took place last Thursday (April 30) while she was moving her daughter Bella home from college.
“After packing boxes and loading the car, we walked to dinner,” she explains. “And somewhere between the hotel and the restaurant, I tripped on a sidewalk and took a hard fall. I mean, very hard fall. Basically I WIPED OUT.”
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Grant thought she might have fractured a rib, but when she went to get checked out, doctors discovered some much more serious issues. Grant’s kidney and bladder were damaged, and she needed surgery to fix the issues.
Grant shared a photo of herself in her hospital bed to go along with the health update, and she also assured fans that the surgery was successful.
How Is Natalie Grant Doing After Her Medical Emergency?
The singer is healing up, and grateful to God for the quick action of all the nurses and doctors who guided her through “a pretty scary situation.”
She also expressed gratitude to her husband, composer/songwriter and producer Bernie Herms, “for caring for me in a way only you can.”
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“I sure would appreciate your prayers for a quick recovery,” Grant concluded. “Hug your people. Slow down. And maybe…watch where you’re walking.”
Who Is Natalie Grant?
Grant is a contemporary Christian singer-songwriter who has been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards and won Female Vocalist of the Year at the Dove Awards for four consecutive years in the 2000s.
She lives in Nashville and is married to composer and producer Bernie Herms, who was a Belmont University classmate of Brad Paisley. The two men became close friends at school and Herms was a member of Paisley’s band during the early years of his career.
Grant and Herms share three daughters.
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