Taylor Swift shares update on her dad after moving in with him following his ‘really intense’ heart surgery
Taylor Swift revealed that she moved in with her dad, Scott Swift, for the summer as he recovered from a “really intense” major heart surgery.
The 14-time Grammy winner, 35, shared an update on her dad’s health after he underwent a quintuple bypass procedure months ago.
“So, it it all happened really quick,” Swift, 35, said on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast.
The “Cruel Summer” singer revealed that her father, 73, had a “perfect EKG” every time he underwent annual physicals, so news of the procedure came as a shock.
After undergoing a a cardiac stress test, doctors discovered five blockages in Scott’s heart.
“So, he’s been telling all his friends, ‘you need to get the stress test because that’s what’s actually preventative.’ If you can find that earlier, you don’t have to have a bypass surgery,” the “Fortnight” hitmaker said.
“You can sort out those blockages with stents and things that are a lot less invasive.”
The pop star’s rep confirmed last month that her mom, Andrea, 67, and brother, Austin, 33, were by Scott’s side at the hospital during the procedure.
Speaking about her dad’s “interesting summer,” Swift revealed that her dad initially assumed she was too “busy” to come down for the surgery.
The “Blank Space” singer immediately got on a flight and met up with her family at the hospital, and later even moved in with her dad to ensure a smooth recovery process.
“He said something about like when a cat is injured, it curls up around a tree and heals itself. I was like, ‘Dad, cats don’t have quintuple bypass,’” she recalled.
“He tried to relate, he tried,” the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 35, chimed in.
“He wakes up from surgery, and it’s my mom, my brother, and me and his best friend,” Swift recalled. “He did like a comedy act, a comedy set for 15 minutes. He was the funniest he’s ever been, and he’s usually really funny.”
When Taylor informed her dad that doctors had discovered and cleared five blockages, Scott’s reaction proved that he was feeling back to his usual self.
“What can I say? I come from a fiercely competitive family,” he quipped.
“And it was kind of wild because it was like, very parent-child reversal in a lot of ways. My brother and my mom and I were each taking shifts in the ICU and staying with him 24/7,” the singer went on.
“He came out of surgery, tried to give guitar picks to all the nurses and doctors, but he wasn’t wearing pants, didn’t have pockets, hospital gown, you know?”
The “Wildest Dreams” hitmaker revealed that she and her family “moved in” with Scott for the summer.
“I’m like, this dude built play sets and swing sets and cribs for me. I’m building his shower chair and his walker, and his bed,” she said.
“It’s just surreal, man,” she said, revealing that her dad couldn’t walk on his own after the procedure.
“We had a little harness for my dad, just like walking dad on his harness,” she said. “And he was like the loveliest patient ever. He just kept saying thank you over and over again.
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