Carly Pearce’s Struggle with Pericarditis: Fans and Friends Worry as She Continues Touring

Foolhardy country star Carly Pearce, who suffers from a serious heart condition, has bravely embarked on yet another concert tour – despite her friends’ fears she may be putting her life in jeopardy, sources tell GLOBE!

The 34-year-old Grammy winner revealed last year that she suffers from pericarditis, an inflammation of tissues around the heart.

Insiders say she has been warned by docs to take it easy or take her chances! The condition can cause severe pain – Carly describes it as “really debilitating” – that begins in the chest and then spreads to other parts of the body.

“Carly is a trouper and lives for the stage, but you fear that her condition is only going to get worse if she doesn’t slam on the brakes for a while!” a source says.

Despite doctors’ cautions, the Every Little Thing songbird still opted to return to the stage this year, albeit with a stripped-down show that required less exertion.

“I’ve really got to take this seriously,” she insisted.

But being on the road has clearly put Pearce’s health at risk.

Near the end of her European tour in February, she complained of not feeling well onstage. And when an unruly fan got into a fight, she told her, “Girl, I am sick and I ain’t got time for it, okay?” But the hardy Kentucky native plans to continue the tour, even though a source confides her fear that “Carly is just wearing herself down to the nub.

“She takes medication for her condition, but you see her traveling around the world and if she happens to catch something while also battling her heart condition, the fear is it might become too much for her!”