Madonna Was in an Induced Coma for 48 Hours While Hospitalized for a Bacterial Infection
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Madonna was in a 48-hour induced coma while hospitalized for multiple days back in June for a bacterial infection.
She revealed new details about her medical emergency to a packed house at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as part of her Celebration World Tour. This summer, the Grammy winner had to postpone the tour after she was admitted to an intensive care unit for treatment of the infection.
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“I was in an induced coma for 48 hours,” Madonna could be heard saying in a video of her statement captured by a fan. That was before she thanked her Kabbalah teacher, who was at her side while she was in the hospital. “The only voice I heard was his. I heard him say, ‘Squeeze my hand.'”
She continued, telling the crowd, “When I first became conscious and I saw my six incredible children sitting around me — by the way, I had to almost die to get all my kids in one room.”
Madonna opened up about her hospitalization after thanking a friend, Shavawn, in the audience, who the singer said “saved my life” after she passed out.
“There are some very important people in the room tonight that were with me at the hospital. There’s one very important woman who dragged me to the hospital,” Madonna said. “I don’t even remember; I passed out on my bathroom floor and woke up in the ICU.”
Guy Oseary, the “Material Girl” and “Vogue” singer’s talent manager and producer, had announced on his Instagram that “a full recovery is expected” after Madonna was hospitalized in June. The Grammy winner was in rehearsals for her current tour, which was expected to begin in Canada in July before being postponed.
In a previous statement, Madonna expressed feeling guilt over the postponement of her tour. “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,” she said in early July, alongside a promise to focus on her health and return to the stage.
Her rescheduled performances were officially announced in August, with the Celebration World Tour kicking off Oct. 14 in London, with the U.S. leg beginning in Brooklyn on Dec. 13.
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