Madonna’s family “was preparing for the worst” after she was taken to intensive care

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Madonna’s relatives were allegedly “preparing for the worst” after she was admitted to intensive care last week.It was reported last night that the 64-year-old pop icon was hospitalised and spent time in an intensive care unit after she was diagnosed with a severe bacterial infection.

She is now in a stable condition and is “expected to make a full recovery”.The news of her health was announced by her longtime manager Guy Oseary, who revealed on Instagram that the singer would be postponing all of the dates on her upcoming 40th-anniversary tour following a medical emergency.Now, a relative has revealed that the condition was so serious that Madonna’s family members were “preparing for the worst”, as they all “believed they we may lose her”.“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 told the DailyMail. “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.”They also explained why they felt it was necessary to postpone all upcoming live performances, saying that the singer has a tendency to believe she is “invincible”, and will sacrifice her health for her career.“All of Madonna’s family members have come together over this.

And it served as a reminder to the singer that she needed to take care of herself,” they said. “This really woke her the fuck 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.”They continued: “She thinks that she is still young when, in fact, she is not.