Grammy winner Amy Grant, 62, opens up about severe brain trauma and memory loss she suffered in July 2022 bike crash – revealing she couldn’t even remember names of her FAMILY members – as she shares new image of her brutal injuries

• Amy Grant, 62, was involved in a serious bicycle crash in Nashville in July 2022
• She was unconscious for 10 minutes, suffered brain trauma and memory loss 
• The star has been told that it could be up to 18 months before she fully recovers

Grammy Award-winning singer Amy Grant has given a candid insight into her recovery following a near-fatal bike accident. 

The 62-year-old was involved in a crash near her home in Nashville, Tennessee, in July 2022, which left her unconscious for 10 minutes.

She suffered severe brain trauma and memory loss that even made her forget her own songs – with doctors saying her helmet saved her life.

Amy has shared that despite her health scares, which also included heart surgery and the removal of a throat cyst, she felt ‘re-revved up.’

Grammy Award-winning singer Amy Grant has given a candid insight into her recovery following a near-fatal bike accident

The 62-year-old was involved in a crash near her home in Nashville, Tennessee, in July 2022, which left her unconscious for 10 minutes (pictured recovering in hospital)

Amy (pictured on stage in December) has shared that despite her health scares, which also included heart surgery and the removal of a throat cyst, she felt ‘re-revved up’

Speaking on the TODAY show about her life after the crash, the Queen of Christian Pop said: ‘I wrote this long book. It was a spiral notebook. 

‘And I was just writing to remember… making sure I could remember everybody’s name in my family, which I couldn’t, at first.’

Asked by host Craig Melvin if she could recall all of her song lyrics, she said: ‘Oh gosh, no. The first night of the Christmas tour, which is the first time back on tour, [I used a] teleprompter, and I was on heels.

‘I was, like, holding onto the piano. Before the show I was like, “I’m so scared. I’m so scared.”‘

Amy, who is married to fellow singer Vince Gill, has been told that it could be up to 18 months before she fully recovers from her cognitive issues. 

But the crash, which was caused when she hit a pothole, isn’t the only medical setback the star has suffered in recent years.

She underwent heart surgery in 2020 as well as having a cyst removed from her throat in January.

The mother-of-four told the show: ‘[I was] working with a vocalist and she said “What is happening in your throat? Lean your head back.”

The star, who is married to fellow singer Vince Gill (pictured on stage together), has previously said that her husband’s support had been making all the difference during her recovery 

Asked by TODAY host Craig Melvin if she could recall all of her song lyrics following the crash, the singer said: ‘Oh gosh, no’

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‘And I said, “I know. It’s like I’ve got an Adam’s apple that keeps getting bigger.” Unbeknownst to me, I’d had a thyroglossal duct cyst.’ 

Amy says that she has used her faith to help her recover and that, far from letting the setbacks slow her down, she feels ‘re-revved up in a really beautiful way.’

She has previously said that her husband’s support had been making all the difference during her recovery.

The hitmaker told People earlier this year: ‘The biggest thing was in the two months after the wreck, it was really depressing.

‘Everything canceled, and I just said, “What if I’m never all the way back?”‘

‘He said, “Things happen to people every day, and you just have to take one day at a time, and we’re here, and I love you,”‘ she recalled.

‘And that just kind of made every day of the journey okay,’ she added. ‘And I do feel fantastic.’

Amy continues to go from strength to strength and is set to return to the stage with a 70-day tour. 

She has also gone back into the studio to record new music for the first time in 10 years.

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