LeAnn Rimes is "sick, emotionally overwhelmed, exhausted, [and] scared." The "I Need You" singer opened up about her health issues and the turmoil her family is going through in a post to Substack on Tuesday, May 12.
In the 1,000+ word essay for only paid subscribers, LeAnn is vulnerable about her health. "I am [expletive] raw," she wrote. "My throat, my esophagus, my heart… hell, I even have a blister on my heel. Oh, and I'm on my period, too. When it rains, it pours."
Aside from updating her fans on her health – the singer was forced to cancel several shows due to Covid and "severe laryngitis" – LeAnn also wrote: "On top of it all, we have a parent in rehab after going through a stroke a few weeks ago."
© Getty ImagesThe "How Do I Live" singer married Eddie Cibrian in 2011. While LeAnn didn't confirm if one of her parents or one of Eddie's parents suffered the stroke, she said: "The heaviness in our hearts around that has been hard, too.""Eddie and I are both only children, which means a lot has fallen onto my sweet husband's shoulders," she continued, adding: "Watching someone you love carry so much while you're barely able to carry yourself is its own kind of heartbreak."
© Getty ImagesLeAnn's health issues
On April 30, LeAnn announced that she was forced to cancel two shows on her 30 Years of Blues tour due to a "severe illness," which was later revealed to be Covid and laryngitis. Since then, she's been very candid about her health.
On Wednesday, May 6, LeAnn posted a video of her singing her 1998 hit song "Commitment." She captioned the video: "Still working my way through voice rest trying to get myself back to health as quickly as possible but couldn't let the 'sitting on top of the world' anniversary pass by."
© InstagramWhile she was able to sing one of her favorites, she is still working on recovering her voice.
"I'm 3 days away from needing to be performance-ready, and my throat still hurts, my voice is still healing and the doctor is saying 'You need more time,'" LeAnn wrote to Substack. "For someone whose voice has been her life, her outlet, her safety net, that kind of uncertainty feels terrifying."
LeAnn, who has been in the public eye for thirty years, said: "One of the toughest decisions and hardest inner battles I've faced every time I get sick and have shows scheduled is deciding whether to cancel/reschedule or perform."
© Instagram"At 43, that inner battle is still as loud as it ever was, but I have clarity about what's important now more than ever," she shared, adding: "My health has to come first."
Regardless of how she feels physically, LeAnn shared with her readers that her brain "feels clear." She went on to apologize to her fans for cancelling her shows, assuring them that "honoring" her body "instead of overriding it is the wiser choice."
