Country icon Loretta Lynn has been admitted to a Nashville hospital after suffering a stroke.
Lynn became ill on Thursday night at her Hurricane Mills home and was taken to the hospital where she is said to be “under medical care and is responsive and expected to make a full recovery.”
The full statement from her management:
American country music legend Loretta Lynn was admitted into a hospital in Nashville last night after she suffered a stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.
She is currently under medical care and is responsive and expected to make a full recovery.
Loretta, who just celebrated her 85th birthday, has been advised by her doctors to stay off the road while she is recuperating. Regrettably, upcoming scheduled shows will be postponed.
For information on when shows will be rescheduled, fans are encouraged to visit LorettaLynn.com.
Lynn is set to release her 41st studio album, Wouldn’t It Be Great, on August 18.
