Carly Pearce is joining millions of American in self-isolating due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but she isn’t doing it in the Nashville home she shares with her husband, Michael Ray. Instead, Carly chose to relocate to Alabama, to be with her parents while she is off the road.

“I made the decision to come down here to Alabama for the last month because frankly, I got scared,” Pearce told People. “My mom has weak lungs and she had some scares last year with pneumonia — I just didn’t want to be seven hours away from her right now. I’m an only child, so I made that decision.”

Unfortunately, that means she can’t be with Michael as much as she would like, although he is incredibly supportive of her decision.

“Michael has been here the majority of the time, but he’s working on new music and trying to figure out how to make an album in this quarantine. He’s been in Nashville and he went to see his family too,” Carly revealed. “It’s been a crazy time, but a content time. To be able for us to spend this much time together and with my parents at this time has been a blessing.”

“We really have been operating like two normal people rather than two artists juggling schedules and never seeing each other,” she added. “You have to find the silver lining of all of this and the good in these times that we are in right now.”

Carly has been open about her struggles with the fear of coronavirus on social media, proving that she really isn’t any different than her fans, at least when it comes to things that matter.

“People see us onstage and posting these photos after a show living this rock-star life, but at the end of the day, that’s not how I have been feeling,” Pearce acknowledged. “I wanted people to get a grasp of the fact that I’m going what you are going through and I’m feeling the same things you are feeling. I mean, I wanted to use this time not worrying about how I was going to keep my brand alive, but be more of who I truly am.”

Carly celebrated her 30th birthday on April 24, not with a big celebration with all of her friends, but with a low-key celebration at a park with Michael –– not that she is complaining.

“I’m pretty introverted, so I’m actually relieved that I don’t have to have some blowout 30th birthday party,” Carly said. “I’m perfectly fine with a quiet day and a little wine and just the chance to be happy. It’s really all I need.”

Carly still received two unforgettable gifts: her debut single, “Every Little Thing,” has been certified platinum, for sales in excess of one million copies, while her current single, “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” with Lee Brice, just earned gold certification, for sales exceeding 500,000 copies.

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