'We all believed we may lose her': Madonna's family have 'come together' after 64-year-old was rushed to intensive care with bacterial infection and say they worry she 'will put her career and her fame before her health until the day she is dead'
![Madonna's condition was so serious that her relatives were 'preparing for the worst,' a family member has told DailyMail.com. The 64-year-old was found unconscious in New York on Saturday, and rushed to the ICU where she was reportedly intubated overnight. On Wednesday, her manager Guy Oseary announced that she was suffering from a 'serious bacterial infection,' and needed time to recover so was postponing her tour, due to begin in Vancouver on July 15.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/29/09/72650113-12246139-Madonna_s_condition_was_so_serious_that_her_relatives_were_prepa-a-44_1688028064782.jpg)
Madonna's condition was so serious that her relatives were 'preparing for the worst,' a family member has told DailyMail.com. The 64-year-old was found unconscious in New York on Saturday, and rushed to the ICU where she was reportedly intubated overnight. On Wednesday, her manager Guy Oseary announced that she was suffering from a 'serious bacterial infection,' and needed time to recover so was postponing her tour, due to begin in Vancouver on July 15.
![The Michigan-born singer's relative told DailyMail.com they spent several traumatic days unsure if she was going to pull through. The family member said the shocking collapse was a wake-up call for Madonna, who believes she is 'invincible' and has been pushing herself extremely hard to prepare for the tour. '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 relative said. 'That is why it was kept a secret since Saturday. Everyone believed that we may lose her and that has been the reality of the situation.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/29/09/72642663-0-Madonna_s_manager_added_that_the_singer_seen_on_June_20_has_been-a-35_1688027604338.jpg)
The Michigan-born singer's relative told DailyMail.com they spent several traumatic days unsure if she was going to pull through. The family member said the shocking collapse was a wake-up call for Madonna, who believes she is 'invincible' and has been pushing herself extremely hard to prepare for the tour. '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 relative said. 'That is why it was kept a secret since Saturday. Everyone believed that we may lose her and that has been the reality of the situation.'
![Madonna is mother to six children: Lourdes, 26; Rocco, 22; David, 17; Mercy, 17; and 10-year-old twins Stella and Estere. Lourdes was by her side throughout her hospitalization, The New York Post reported. She posts frequent tributes to her 92-year-old father, Silvio Ciccone, and is close to several of her siblings. Madonna has three sisters - Paula, Melanie and Jennifer - and four brothers: Anthony, Martin, Christopher and Mario. Anthony died in February from throat cancer and respiratory failure, aged 66.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/29/09/22616562-0-Madonna_posted_this_image_of_herself_with_her_children_in_2017_F-a-36_1688027618551.jpg)
Madonna is mother to six children: Lourdes, 26; Rocco, 22; David, 17; Mercy, 17; and 10-year-old twins Stella and Estere. Lourdes was by her side throughout her hospitalization, The New York Post reported. She posts frequent tributes to her 92-year-old father, Silvio Ciccone, and is close to several of her siblings. Madonna has three sisters - Paula, Melanie and Jennifer - and four brothers: Anthony, Martin, Christopher and Mario. Anthony died in February from throat cancer and respiratory failure, aged 66.
![The family source told DailyMail.com that her sudden hospitalization united them. 'All of Madonna's family members have come together over this,' the relative said. And it served as a reminder to the singer that she needed to take care of herself. 'This really woke her the [Expletive] up. She has not been living as healthy a life as she should be for her age, and she has been wearing herself thin over the past couple of months. She thinks that she is still young when, in fact, she is not. She also believes that she is invincible.' Sources close to the singer said she has been working around the clock to ensure that her tour is perfect, with one revealing that she has been rehearsing six days a week. Another told DailyMail.com in April that she was 'driving everyone up the wall with her perfectionism.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/29/09/72649905-12246139-The_singer_has_three_sisters_and_three_surviving_brothers_her_ol-a-37_1688027667736.jpg)
The family source told DailyMail.com that her sudden hospitalization united them. 'All of Madonna's family members have come together over this,' the relative said. And it served as a reminder to the singer that she needed to take care of herself. 'This really woke her the [Expletive] up. She has not been living as healthy a life as she should be for her age, and she has been wearing herself thin over the past couple of months. She thinks that she is still young when, in fact, she is not. She also believes that she is invincible.' Sources close to the singer said she has been working around the clock to ensure that her tour is perfect, with one revealing that she has been rehearsing six days a week. Another told DailyMail.com in April that she was 'driving everyone up the wall with her perfectionism.'
![At the time the source said that Madonna was 'in incredible shape.' The family source said on Wednesday that discussion of her tour is banned from her bedside, because the famously hard-working singer needed to rest. 'Everything, including this tour, is taking a backseat right now and no one is allowed to even mention anything work related around her because she will lose her [Expletive],' the relative added. 'She will put her career and her fame before her health until the day she is dead.' Madonna's representatives are yet to comment on the relative's claims, when asked by DailyMail.com. The 64-year-old's health scare was shared with the world by her longtime manager Guy Oseary, who revealed on Instagram that Madonna has been forced to postpone her hotly-anticipated 40th anniversary tour as a result of her medical struggles.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/29/09/72649903-12246139-At_the_time_the_source_said_that_Madonna_was_in_incredible_shape-m-39_1688027735250.jpg)
At the time the source said that Madonna was 'in incredible shape.' The family source said on Wednesday that discussion of her tour is banned from her bedside, because the famously hard-working singer needed to rest. 'Everything, including this tour, is taking a backseat right now and no one is allowed to even mention anything work related around her because she will lose her [Expletive],' the relative added. 'She will put her career and her fame before her health until the day she is dead.' Madonna's representatives are yet to comment on the relative's claims, when asked by DailyMail.com. The 64-year-old's health scare was shared with the world by her longtime manager Guy Oseary, who revealed on Instagram that Madonna has been forced to postpone her hotly-anticipated 40th anniversary tour as a result of her medical struggles.
![Oseary insisted in his post that the singer and mother-of-six is 'expected to make a full recovery' and that her 'health is improving', but added that she is 'still under medical care.' According to Page Six , Madonna - who was due to kick off her 84-date Celebration tour in Vancouver, Canada on July 15 - was 'discovered on Saturday', when she was 'taken to the ICU' and 'intubated overnight.' Although Oseary did not share the specifics of Madonna's treatment, or the conditions of her hospitalization, he confirmed that she was taken to the ICU on Saturday and that she was diagnosed with a bacterial infection. 'On Saturday, June 24, Madonna developed a serious bacterial infection which led to a several-day stay in the ICU,' he wrote on Wednesday afternoon. 'Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/29/09/72641537-12246139-image-a-40_1688027762827.jpg)
Oseary insisted in his post that the singer and mother-of-six is 'expected to make a full recovery' and that her 'health is improving', but added that she is 'still under medical care.' According to Page Six , Madonna - who was due to kick off her 84-date Celebration tour in Vancouver, Canada on July 15 - was 'discovered on Saturday', when she was 'taken to the ICU' and 'intubated overnight.' Although Oseary did not share the specifics of Madonna's treatment, or the conditions of her hospitalization, he confirmed that she was taken to the ICU on Saturday and that she was diagnosed with a bacterial infection. 'On Saturday, June 24, Madonna developed a serious bacterial infection which led to a several-day stay in the ICU,' he wrote on Wednesday afternoon. 'Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected.'
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The music manager then revealed that the singer is being forced to postpone the start of her tour, for which she has been rehearsing for months - and which was due to begin in a matter of weeks - writing: 'At this time we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour.' He did not reveal when Madonna might be well enough to commence the international tour, simply promising fans that he would 'share more details as soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and for rescheduled shows.' Speaking to DailyMail.com, a source confirmed that the singer is now 'out of the ICU and recovering.' Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12244753/We-believed-lose-Madonnas-familys-fears-rushed-ICU.html?ito=msngallery
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