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Britney Spears ‘admitted to mental health facility as she struggles to cope with dad’s colon and intestine illness’
TMZ reports the 37-year-old singer is "distraught" over dad Jamie's ongoing health problems
BRITNEY Spears has reportedly been 'admitted to mental health facility as she struggles to cope with dad's colon and intestine illness'.
The 37-year-old's dad Jamie has had two surgeries to correct issues with his intestines and colon, and claims it is "quite serious and not getting better".
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But his ongoing health problems appear to have taken their toll on Britney, with TMZ reporting she is "distraught" and checked herself into the facility a week ago.
Britney - who has two children - will reportedly stay at the facility for 30 days.
The singer put her Las Vegas residency on hold to care for her 66-year-old father, who looked after his daughter under a conservatorship from 2008 following her mental health issues.
On Wednesday, Britney posted a picture on Instagram which read: "“Fall in love with taking care of yourself, mind, body, spirit”.
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She captioned it: "We all need to take time for a little ‘me time.’ :)”
Meanwhile a source told : "Her dad being sick has taken a toll on her.
"He nearly died and actually had another surgery a few weeks ago. He’s not doing well. They’re so close and it has been a lot.
"There is nothing dramatic going on with her — she just realized she needs to make sure to take time to care for herself.”
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Announcing she would be going on an indefinite hiatus back in January, Britney wrote to her fans: "I don’t even know where to start with this, because this is so tough for me to say.
"I will not be performing my new show Domination. I’ve been looking forward to this show and seeing all of you this year, so doing this breaks my heart.
“However, it’s important to always put your family first… and that’s the decision I had to make.
“A couple of months ago, my father was hospitalized and almost died. We’re all so grateful that he came out of it alive, but he still has a long road ahead of him.”
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