Country legend hospitalized during trip home to honor her career
Country music legend Jeannie Seely was hospitalized after traveling from Nashville to her home state of Pennsylvania for an event honoring her career.
The 84-year-old Grand Ole Opry member was en-route to the Keystone State when she had to check in to the hospital 'for dehydration and acute diverticulitis'.
Diverticulitis is a condition described as inflammation of irregular bulging pouches in the wall of the large intestine and is common among people above the age of 50.
Symptoms include nausea, fever, pain in the abdomen sudden diarrhea or constipation.
Country music legend Jeannie Seely, 84, has been hospitalized while she was on a trip to her home state, Pennsylvania for an event honoring her
But despite the severity of Seely's situation, doctors at the St. Clare Hospital in Pittsburgh were able to treat her with antibiotics.
In a Facebook statement, the Grammy award winner told fans that she has been feeling better since since being discharged and is being able to get some sleep.
'Good morning everyone! It’s been a rough couple of weeks for me but I’m feeling better this morning and got some sleep last night.
'Except for about 3am when the ring doorbell went off and I found a beautiful deer standing there… she wasn’t selling anything… at least she can read the No Solicitors sign … she just came to visit….
'Could have chosen a more convenient time,' she wrote on August 10.
The Grand Ole Opry member was found suffering from dehydration and acute diverticulitis. she is pictured at the Pennsylvania event where her career was honored
During her 55-year and ongoing tenure, she has released several top ten and 20 songs including A Wanderin' Man, I'll Love You More (Than You'll Need), Can I Sleep in Your Arms and Lucky Ladies
Seely also expressed gratitude to the medical professionals who took care of her.
'It had not crossed my mind to visit a hospital on my trip home, but when it became necessary, it was yet another opportunity to experience Pennsylvania hospitality.
'I could not have received better care or more respect than I did at St. Clare Hospital in Pittsburgh or the courtesy shown at Pittsburgh International Airport.
The kindness is appreciated and I'm very proud to call the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania my birthplace,' she said.
In a Facebook statement, the Grammy award winner told fans that she has been feeling better since since being discharged and is being able to get some sleep
She is currently married to Nashville attorney Gene Ward and has a daughter as well as three sons from her previous marriage to Hank Cochran
Known as 'Miss Country Soul', Seely has been a staple of the country genre since the mid-1960s.
During her 55-year and ongoing tenure, she has released several top ten and 20 songs including A Wanderin' Man, I'll Love You More (Than You'll Need), Can I Sleep in Your Arms and Lucky Ladies.
Apart from this, Seely has appeared in the 1980 movie Honeysuckle Rose and Changing Hearts in 2002.
She is currently married to Nashville attorney Gene Ward and has a daughter as well as three sons from her previous marriage to Hank Cochran.
