Madonna is speaking out and thanking her fans for praying for her since being hospitalized. As we previously shared, Madonna had been suffering from a low-grade fever for a month but ignored her symptoms as she rehearsed for the tour, according to TMZ. Ultimately, the 64-year-old collapsed and spent several days in the hospital.
The singer took to her Instagram Monday morning saying, “thank you all for the positive energy, prayers and words of healing and encouragement. I have felt your love. I’m on the road to recovery and incredibly grateful for all the blessings in my life.”
She continued to explain what her initial thoughts were when she woke up in the hospital. “My first thought when I woke up in the hospital was my children. My second thought was that I did not want to disappoint anyone who bought tickets to my tour. Tirelessly with me over the last few months to create my show. I hate to disappoint anyone. My focus is now my health and getting stronger and I can assure you, I’ll be back with you as soon as I can.”
While Madonna said the major focus right now is her “health and getting stronger,” she assured fans that she’ll be back on the road as soon as possible. The North American leg of her Celebration tour will be rescheduled. European dates will pick up in October, she said of the “current plan.”
“I assure you, I’ll be back with you as soon as I can!” she wrote. ‘I couldn’t be more grateful for your care and support.”
The news first broke when Her longtime manager Guy Oseary sent shockwaves through the Material Girl’s fans when he released a statement on June 28 revealing that Madonna had developed a “serious bacterial infection” that led to a “several-day stay in the ICU.”
He did not specify what kind of infection it was, though health experts have stated that it might have been sepsis, a condition that occurs when your immune responses overreact to a bacterial infection.
After Oseary’s post, a source claimed to Page Six that Madonna had been working 12-hour days leading up to the Celebration tour, which was set to kick off in Vancouver on July 15, and that she was found unresponsive before being rushed to the hospital.