Madonna has revealed that she is “on the road to recovery,” just weeks after the pop icon had a “brush with death.”
After being hospitalised with a “serious bacterial infection,” the singer spent several days in an intensive care unit.
When the news was first announced, her long-time manager Guy Oseary said that all of the musician’s upcoming commitments, including her upcoming world tour would be paused and rescheduled.
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But now, Madonna has said that she plans to commence the European leg of her tour – due to start on October 14th in London as planned, and will reschedule the North American leg of her tour which was scheduled to start mid-July.
“Thank you for your positive energy. Prayers and words of healing and encouragement. I have felt your love,” the 64-year-old wrote in a statement shared on her official Instagram account.
“I’m on the road to recovery and [am] incredibly grateful for all the blessings in my life.”
“My first thought when I woke up in the hospital was my children,” the star then continued.
“My second thought was that I did not want to disappoint anyone who bought tickets for my tour. I also didn’t want to let down the people who worked tirelessly with me over the last few months to create my show. I hate to disappoint anyone.”
Wrapping up the statement, the Material Girl singer then added that her immediate focus was no on her health and “getting stronger.”
“I’ll be back with you as soon as I can! I couldn’t be more grateful for your care and support.”
According to reports from TMZ, the star was battling a month-long fever before her sudden hospitalisation.
This was, reportedly, due to her immense focus on preparing for the Celebration tour.
The outlet further explained, according to their source, that the singer’s doctors believe the unreported fever was a sign of the infection – which was worsened with no treatment.
Madonna was expected to start her tour – which is her 12th overall but her first ever greatest hits tour, held in celebration of the 40th anniversary of her 1983 breakout single Holiday – on July 15 in Vancouver, Canada.
From there, the 64-year-old Queen of Pop would’ve gone on to perform 83 more times all over the world as a part of the Celebration tour, ending in London on December 6.
When the tour was first announced in January of this year, Madonna – the icon behind numerous hits such as Vogue, Like A Virgin, Material Girl, Like a Prayer, Crazy For You, Express Yourself, Hung Up, and 4 Minutes – told fans, “I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for.”
Madonna’s last tour was the Madame X Tour, for which she performed 75 shows worldwide between September 2019 and March 2020.
However, some scheduled shows for the Madame X Tour were cancelled due to Madonna sustaining knee and hip injuries at the time.
This article originally appeared on our sister site Now to Love.
