A community prayer vigil has been held in Detroit for singer Aretha Franklin who is set to undergo surgery.
The vigil comes a day before the singing legend is set to undergo a medical procedure for an undisclosed condition.
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City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson and others gathered downtown Wednesday to pray for Franklin.
The news come a month after the 68-year-old singer announced she was cancelling all concert dates and personal appearances through May on the orders of her doctors.
Which came after she reportedly spent a week in Detroit's Sinai-Grace Hospital for a 'serious illness'.
Franklin wasn't at the vigil, but in a statement she thanked the City Council, saying 'all prayers are good'
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The medical procedure is scheduled for later today. The details of her illness have not been made public.
The announcement comes at the end of a challenging year for the legendary singer.
In September, Franklin's second eldest son Edward Franklin was attacked by three assailants at a petrol station in Detroit.
A month earlier, Franklin had to cancel her dates with Condoleeza Rice on their joint tour after breaking two ribs in a fall.
Source:Dailymail