Roseanne Barr ‘Wants to Live Her Life and Take Chances’ After Doctor Warned She Has ‘Damaged’ Heart
Roseanne Barr health scare grows as she refuses heart surgery despite doctor warnings, sparking family concern over risks, aging, and long-term health complications.
“Roseanne is a proud character and she clearly has her reasons for this. She hates going to the doctor, but ignoring her doctor’s advice is still a huge mistake in the eyes of many of her loved ones,” shares a source.
“They’re desperate for her to put her health first and if that means going under the knife to correct this problem, then so be it!”
“This doctor says I have to go get my heart checked out because it’s damaged,” she revealed during The Roseanne Barr Podcast.
“So now I’m so pissed. Because I’m like, I need a new doctor. He’s always sending me to other doctors to check me out. And I’m like, why do I have to go find something wrong when nothing’s wrong and then get in shape just so I can have surgery and die on the surgery table?”
The feisty actress soared to stardom with her 1988 sitcom but was fired in 2018 over a racist tweet — and has been notorious for controversial antics and social media posts over the years.
“Roseanne wants to live her life and take her chances. But the worry here is that she’s trying to gloss over a very serious health problem,” says the source. “To Roseanne’s credit she’s making far healthier choices these days. She’s lost weight and the bingeing and pill-popping are, thank God, a thing of the past.
“But the damage on her body from years of living to excess has clearly taken a toll, whether or not she cares to see it. If she doesn’t correct this heart issue, then she may as well start making plans for her funeral — because that’s clearly where this is headed.”