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Now, the six-time Grammy Award-winning singer is hoping her story helps others.

\"If I have got something wrong, anybody could have something wrong,\" she said. \"My message would be, take a minute and take care of yourself. You don't know that something is wrong unless you make sure it's right.\"

She's also grateful for the outpouring of love and support she received and the impact those kind words had to speed up her recovery.

\"We are a community. Even in times of isolation, we still have an impact on each other and we can have an incredible impact for good,\" Grant said.

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The \"Baby, Baby\" singer is determined to keep on singing, and hopes the surgery will help solve her previous struggles.

\"I'll sing to the day I die,\" she said. \"Music ... that changes everything. Music takes any manual task and suddenly you've got a soundtrack and you're in the movie of your own life and the sun is shining and music changes everything.\"

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