Madonna opened up about her hospitalisation earlier this year during her recent ‘Celebration World Tour’ stop in Antwerp.
The Queen Of Pop took to the stage at the Sportpaleis on Saturday (October 21) for the latest show in the run, during which she opened up about the life-threatening ordeal.
“Less than four months ago, I was in a hospital and I was unconscious, and people were thinking, predicting that I might not make it. It’s a fucking miracle that I’m here right now,” she told the crowd.
“My mother, God bless her, she must be watching over me – she said, ‘Girl, it’s not your time to go.’ I had this strange thought.
“I suddenly had sympathy for my mother, not about the dying part, but how lonely she must have felt being in a hospital, knowing that she wasn’t going to live.”
The Live To Tell singer, whose mother died from breast cancer in 1963 when the singer was just five years old, added: “I was given another chance so I’m very grateful for that.
“I must tell you I don’t feel very well right now, but I can’t complain, because I’m alive. Thank god for my children and all of you and all of your love and support. I really appreciate it.”
Madonna kicked off her massive ‘Celebration World Tour’ with the first of six sold-out shows at London’s The O2 on October 14.
The Queen of Pop embarked upon an emotional journey through some of her biggest hits, including songs she has not performed on stage in decades, spanning her 1983 debut through to the present day.
Within the show were nods to her beginnings as a struggling artist living in New York City, along with the personal and professional lows to spiritual awakening and ultimately stratospheric success.
In a review of the show, RETROPOP praised the ‘Celebration World Tour’ for “spotlighting the moments, music and messages that resonate loudest” from her decades-spanning career and “a reminder that, 40 years into her career, there’s only one Queen Of Pop”.
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