Yesterday (October 6), Taylor announced to her friends and fans that she will soon enter the hospital to receive heart surgery, reports People.
The 77-year-old star wrote on her Twitter page, "Dear Friends, I would like to let you know before it gets in the papers that I am going into the hospital to have a procedure on my heart."
She explained that she a device is to be installed that would help repair a leaky valve, and indicated that it would not be an open heart operation.
She added, "Any prayers you happen to have lying around I would dearly appreciate. I’ll let you know when it’s all over."