After Shane MacGowan was brought to intensive care, his wife Victoria Mary Clarke feared for his life.
The 65-year-old Pogues star has had a string of health concerns in recent months, including being hospitalised between Christmas and New Year’s with the uncommon brain illness encephalitis.
Shane was subsequently readmitted to the hospital in June of this year, and while the reason for his readmission is unknown, it is believed he was sent to critical care for treatment.
Victoria has now published an update in which she thanks fans for their support and admits it was a’scary’ period.
She took to Instagram, where she uploaded a cheerful photo of herself with Shane in a hospital bed, and claimed there had been’some fairly severe health difficulties in our family recently,’ and she felt Shane was ‘in danger of dying’.
‘The natural reaction for most of us when we are in a scary situation and a loved one is in danger of dying is to totally freak out and imagine the worst and it can be hard to stay positive and stay calm and strong and not collapse in a blubbering heap,’ she wrote.
‘But I have noticed that if you allow yourself to cry and to feel all of the fear and even to collapse and you don’t judge yourself for your feelings and you have compassion for yourself and everyone else around you even in the really dark moments it’s like that is the real meaning of going with the flow.’
She said she had to ‘trust’ that things would ‘somehow work out’ but did not ‘pretend that you are not afraid’.
‘It means that you can trust yourself to be anything you need to be and feel anything that you feel and if you stay connected to your heart without telling yourself that you are doing it wrong you can find that your heart responds by being far more full of love and courage and appreciation and compassion than you thought possible.
‘And when you feel love in your heart you stay focused in the present instead of worrying about the future. And you literally take heart from the love that you feel for your special person and also for all of the doctors and nurses and staff and your family and friends and everyone around you.’
She admitted it was not a ‘challenge that we want to invite into our lives’ but ‘you can be surprised by what comes out of it when you stay open to the possibilities! ‘
Victoria went on to express her “love and appreciation” to everyone who has offered her and Shane prayers and support in recent weeks.
Shane was admitted for immediate treatment for encephalitis, a life-threatening illness that causes the brain to enlarge and has the potential to cause loss of mobility and difficulties speaking.
Fans are kept up to date on Shane’s health difficulties and daily life, as Victoria revealed earlier this year that he had a very special visit from none other than Bruce Springsteen.
Victoria recorded the priceless moment on tape, with Shane staring up in wonder at The Boss.
‘What a wonderful privilege and a great experience to be visited by The Boss!!!’ she tweeted. Such a fantastic dude and a complete talent!’
Shane’s recovery comes following the death of his close friend Sinéad O’Connor, who was discovered dead at her London home on Wednesday.
As the news broke, Victoria shared a sweet tribute to the Nothing Compares 2 U singer, saying she was ‘a healing presence in the world and I am very grateful that me and @shanemacgowanofficial got to have shared so much fun and joy with her and to have been so loved by her.’
Source My Celebrity Life.
