THE Madonna ‘ignored her symptoms of illness’ to continue rehearsals for her world tour – before a bacterial infection sent her to ICU.

The 64-year-old singer is recovering from a bacterial infection that sent her to ICU late last month. Madonna has been found unconscious in her apartment on Saturday, June 24, he was “rushed to hospital and intubated” as he was unresponsive to treatment at the time.

Those who know what happened shed light on the relentless – and for her – work ethic of the singer despite the fact that she was feeling unwell.

“He ignored some symptoms of the disease for a long time because he thought they would go away. But he didn’t want to lose time from rehearsals”a person who knows about the 64-year-old explained to People.

“She was overwhelmed, and didn’t feel 100% in anticipation of her tour. She is relentless in her quest to be the best, amaze her fans and do what no one else has done before her,” he added.

Another source reiterated that she had overextended herself. “Madonna has been very busy for a long time and has not been taking care of herself. He just kept going to push herself beyond the limit” he said characteristically.

The pop star’s health scare was shared with the world by her agent Guy Osiri, who revealed on Instagram that Madonna has been forced to postpone her highly anticipated tour. However, he insisted that the star is “expected to make a full recovery” and that “her health is improving”, but added that she is “still under medical care”.

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