Rory Feek’s daughter is again residence following a terrifying well being ordeal, which noticed her airlifted to hospital for an eight-day keep.
Nation singer Rory Feek
Final month, Indiana, 12, who has Down syndrome, underwent open-heart surgical procedure for a congenital coronary heart defect.
However on July 16, she was blue lit to a hospital in Waco, Texas, earlier than being flown to a hospital in Austin, Texas, accompanied by her stepmom Rebecca Feek, whereas the nation singer drove, after Indiana’s headache and cough led her to vomit and cross out.
In keeping with Rory’s July 11 Substack publish, medical doctors informed him and Rebecca – who held Indiana of their arms “actually crying, begging for assist” as they “thought we had misplaced her” – that “the realm round her coronary heart had stuffed up with fluid, and it was constricting her coronary heart’s skill to beat correctly”, a aspect impact of the open-heart surgical procedure.
Indiana’s coronary heart fee returned to regular after medics efficiently drained 610 ccs of fluid throughout surgical procedure, and Rory, 61, mentioned she “is doing nice and will make a full restoration, and hopefully don’t have any additional issues like this sooner or later”.
And on Saturday (18.07.26), the Gentleman hitmaker – who has Indiana along with his late spouse, singer Joey Feek – took to Substack to inform his followers that Indiana was again residence after being discharged from hospital.
He penned: “Yesterday afternoon, eight days after going again to the kids’s hospital in Austin. we lastly bought phrase that Indy was free and clear to come back residence. Hallelujah!
“I feel they saved her for even longer than they’d deliberate, simply to be further assured we wouldn’t discover ourselves again there anytime quickly.”
Because the Harvest Time artist and Rebecca unpacked, Indiana and her buddies “went by means of extra of the candy playing cards and letters” she acquired whereas staying in hospital.
Rory continued: “Truthfully, the outpouring of affection from everybody – some we all know and most we’ll most likely by no means met – that we’ve acquired in the previous couple of weeks, has been completely humbling for our entire household..
“It’s been unusually gentle right here, particularly for mid-July in Texas… so earlier than bedtime, we spent somewhat time outdoors getting some contemporary air. And we took a stroll down the lane collectively and talked about the previous couple of weeks.
“The place we’ve been and the place we’re going. In regards to the surgical procedure and the scary morning, and about how good it’s to be again residence.
“And we talked about how fantastic it is going to be after we’re dwelling again residence in Tennessee later this Fall or winter.
“However for now, we’re simply grateful to be residence once more right here in Waco.”
The Grammy winner – who has daughters Heidi, 40, and Hopie, 38, along with his ex-wife, Tamara Gilmer – reassured his followers that Indiana is “doing wonderful and feeling and looking higher than ever”.
Rory concluded his publish: “PS: Indy’s doing wonderful and feeling and looking higher than ever. Just about fully her outdated self.
“And though she’s enthusiastic about getting again to sleeping in her massive woman bed room…for the subsequent few nights, Mama’s not taking any possibilities.
“She’s sleeping in a mattress on the foot of ours.”
