‘I’m on the road to recovery’: Madonna updates fans on her health scare
Health update FILE PHOTO: Madonna speaks onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. She gave her fans an update on her health on Monday. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
The iconic singer posted on Instagram on Monday that she is “on the road to recovery and incredibly grateful for all of the blessings in my life.”
She also promised that the dates of her North American tour that were canceled would be rescheduled and that her European dates would begin in October.
Madonna’s manager announced last month that she was in an intensive care unit after she had been diagnosed with a “serious bacterial infection,” CNN reported.
“Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected. At this time we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour,” manager Guy Oseary said, according to the Los Angeles Times.
No other details about her health challenge have been released.
She was rehearsing for the “Celebration” tour which was scheduled to start on July 15 in Vancouver, Canada, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Fans who had purchased tickets to the North American appearances were told to “hold onto their tickets as they will be valid for the new dates once announced,” according to a statement from Live Nation.
Photos: Madonna through the years 1978: Singer Madonna is shown in New York City in fall 1978. (Michael McDonnell/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 1984: American singer and actress Madonna poses outside the first MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York on September 14, 1984. (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 1990: American singer and actress Madonna performs her song "Vogue" at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 1990. (Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect via Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 1991: Madonna and Michael Jackson are shown at an after-party for the 63rd annual Academy Awards on March 25, 1991. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 1993: Madonna is shown at the Madison Square Show in New York City on Oct. 14, 1993. (Steve Eichner/WireImage via Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 1996: Madonna appears at the Los Angeles premiere of "Evita" on Dec. 14, 1996. (Kevin Mazur Archive/WireImage via Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2001: Pop star Madonna performs in concert July 25, 2001, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2002: Singer and actress Madonna and her husband, film director Guy Ritchie, arrive with their daughter, Lourdes, at the opening of the Mario Testino photography exhibition January 29, 2002, at the National Portrait Gallery in London. (Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2003: Singers Britney Spears (left), Madonna and Christina Aguilera perform onstage during the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on August 28, 2003, in New York City. (Scott Gries/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2004: Singer/actress Madonna performs onstage during her "Re-Invention" World Tour 2004 at The Great Western Forum, May 27, 2004, in Inglewood, California. The outfit she is wearing is designed by Christian LaCroix. (Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2005: Singer Madonna and her husband, director Guy Ritchie, arrive at the UK Premiere of "Revolver" at the Odeon Leicester Square on September 20, 2005, in London. (Gareth Davies/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2006: Singer Madonna performs live at the LTU Arena on August 20, 2006, in Duesseldorf, Germany. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2007: Madonna performs on stage during the Live Earth concert held at Wembley Stadium on July 7, 2007, in London. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2008: Singer Madonna, with special guest singer Britney Spears, performs during her Sticky and Sweet Tour at Dodger Stadium on November 6, 2008, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2009: Singer Madonna (left) and daughter Lourdes Leon attend the New York premiere of "NINE" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on December 15, 2009, in New York City. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2010: Singer Madonna and daughter Lourdes Leon attends the "Material Girl" collection launch at Macy's Herald Square on September 22, 2010, in New York City. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2011: Lourdes Leon (left) and Madonna arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011, in West Hollywood, California. (Craig Barritt/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2012: Nicki Minaj, Madonna and MIA perform during the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2013: Madonna attends the Costume Institute Gala for the "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013, in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for The Huffington Post)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2014: Singer Madonna (right) and son David Banda Mwale Ciccone Ritchie attend the 56th Grammy Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2015: Madonna performs onstage during the 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2016: Madonna attends the "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2017: Madonna attends the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017, in New York City. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2018: Madonna attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & the Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018, in New York City. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2019: Maluma and Madonna perform onstage during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 1, 2019, in Las Vegas. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for dcp)
Photos: Madonna through the years 2021: Madonna speaks onstage during the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on September 12, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/ViacomCBS)
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