Canadian opera star Measha Brueggergosman is recovering from heart surgery, and thanking fans for their support.
The Fredericton-born, Nova Scotia-based singer said on Facebook that she received the double bypass surgery at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary.
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The surgery comes 10 years after undergoing a similar procedure.
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Brueggergosman, who turns 42 this month, underwent successful open-heart surgery in June 2009 to repair a dissection in her aorta.
The singer wrote that the latest procedure left her heart better than she “could have ever hoped or prayed for.”
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She said her appetite for life is stronger than ever, and can’t wait to put her super heart to good use.
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