When she was admitted to the intensive care unit in June with a “severe bacterial infection,” Madonna knew, like a prayer, that God was there.
The “Material Girl” singer reflected on her “near-death experience” at a sold-out Los Angeles show on Monday night, telling fans that her first words when she came out of a coma four days later were “no,” according to People magazine. He is said to have told .
“I think it was God saying to me, ‘Do you want to come? Do you want to come with me? No,'” Madonna said.
Madonna hospitalized with ‘severe bacterial infection’ requiring ICU stay
Madonna remembered the first words she said when she woke up from a coma after her “near-death” experience last summer. (Nicholas Hunt)
The pop icon has been forced to reschedule many dates on her Celebration World Tour in June due to medical issues.
“On Saturday, June 24th, Madonna developed a severe bacterial infection that resulted in her being admitted to the ICU for several days,” her longtime manager Guy O’Seary wrote on Instagram at the time. “Her health is improving, but she is still receiving treatment. She is expected to make a full recovery.”
used to be madonna canceled a series of shows He ultimately ended the tour early due to a knee injury on his last tour in 2019.
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“This show every night is not that physically taxing,” she said, according to the newspaper. “It’s mentally tough because I’m really telling my life story. My heart is on the side. I’ve fallen off a lot of horses and broken a lot of bones…but what? You can’t stop me either.”
Madonna has been admitted to intensive care, forcing her to reschedule her long-awaited Celebration World Tour. (Elisabetta Villa)
Madge later recalled a conversation she had with Oseary while he was in the hospital.
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“He said, ‘So when do you want to go back on tour?’ I took the oxygen out of my nose, looked at him and said, ‘It’s been two months!'” she said. “I just said it. Sometimes you just have to say–” [and] Put it out into space. And it happens. ”
The “Crazy for You” singer gave a shoutout to her doctor who was in the audience, recalling how nervous she was about returning to perform in front of her fans.
Madonna wanted to get back on tour as soon as she was released from the hospital. (Getty Images)
“I called every other day and asked [my doctor] Why did I have no energy and when will it come back? When will I be able to be myself again? When can we go on tour again? ” she said.
“All he would say was, ‘Go outside in the sun.’ It was very difficult for me to walk from my house to the backyard and sit in the sun. I know it sounds insane. I’m sorry, but it was difficult.”
Ultimately, health concerns forced Madonna to slow down and listen to her body.
“It’s weird when you finally don’t feel like you’re in control anymore. That was my lesson: to let go,” she said.
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