Overview
- A routine pre-operative check for a planned knee replacement uncovered a hole in the singer’s heart.
- Doctors at Frankfurt University Clinic closed the defect on January 19 through groin access using porcine tissue.
- Jacob, 82, says she now feels well and is preparing for knee surgery at the end of March.
- At the same time, she has publicly backed efforts to keep La Gata open after the 85-year-old owner received a March 31 lease termination.
- The club is described in local reporting as the world’s oldest venue for lesbian women, and Jacob points to her daughter’s bond with the space.