A relative is revealing that Madonna’s family was preparing for the worst after she collapsed and was rushed to the ICU after dealing with a serious bacterial infection.
“For the past couple of days, no one really knew which direction this was going to turn, and her family was preparing for the worst,” the unnamed relative told iHeart Radio. Now, as Madonna’s manager revealed in a statement yesterday, it’s believed Madonna is going to make a full recovery.
Fox News reports that Madonna is reportedly home now and “feeling better.”
As initial reports revealed, the legendary performer was rushed to a hospital after she was found unresponsive.
According to CBS, Madonna was intubated but is alert. Her manager revealed in a statement that Madonna is currently healing from a serious bacterial infection.
“On Saturday, June 24, Madonna developed a serious bacterial infection which led to a several-day stay in the ICU,” Guy Oseary began. “Her health is improving, however, she is still under medical care.”
Thankfully, Oseary revealed that “a full recovery is expected” for Madonna. “At this time, we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour. We will share more details with you soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and rescheduled shows,” Oseary concluded the statement.
RELATED: Madonna’s Brother’s Cause of Death Revealed
It’s been a difficult year for Madonna. As Mamas Uncut previously reported, Madonna’s brother Anthony Ciccone passed away in February at the age of 66.
According to his death certificate, which was obtained by TMZ, Ciccone died of respiratory failure and throat cancer. It’s unclear how long Ciccone battled throat cancer, but tobacco was been listed as a major “contributing factor.”
The news of Anthony’s passing came from Madonna’s brother-in-law, Joe Henry, who is married to her sister Melanie. Joe shared the news via a statement on Instagram.
“My brother-in-law, Anthony Gerard Ciccone, exited this earthly plane last evening. I’ve known him since I was 15, in the spring of our lives in Michigan so many years now gone. As brother Dave Henry (who took this photograph) notes here, Anthony was a complex character; and god knows: we tangled in moments, as true brothers can.”
Joe Henry continued, “But I loved him, and understood him better than I was sometimes willing to let on. But trouble fades; and family remains— with hands reached across the table. Farewell, then, brother Anthony. I want to think the god your blessed mother (and mine) believed in has her there, waiting to receive you. At least for today, no one shall dissuade me from this vision.”
Madonna hadn’t issued a statement of her own. It’s unclear what kind of relationship Madonna and her brother had prior to his passing.
As Joe alluded to in his statement, and as Anthony himself talked about in 2012, he told EXTRA that he was “estranged“ from his family, as well as “homeless and living under a bridge” in Detroit.
However, five years later, in 2017, their brother, Christopher, claimed that they had reunited with Anthony.
According to Page Six, Anthony struggled with alcohol abuse. “Most family members had a difficult relationship with him due to his disease [with alcohol],” a source told Page Six.
The source continued, “Madonna helped to support her brother when he would accept that support. During his final months he was in contact with family and Madonna, but this past week he refused the support the rehab facility offered and it was clear he was ready to move on.”
Mamas Uncut will update this article as new information regarding Madonna’s health issues becomes available.