28 July 2023 , 21:51
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Shane MacGowan's wife Victoria Mary Clarke has shared an emotional post as her husband continues to fight poor health in ICU.
The Irish musician, 65, who is best known for being a member of The Pogues was recently admitted to the intensive care unit, but Victoria had not revealed why the Fairytale Of New York hitmaker was admitted.
Last December, Shane was diagnosed with viral encephalitis, and ever since, he has been in and out of hospital while battling poor health. Earlier this week, Victoria revealed that the singer was admitted to the ICU, and she shared a powerful message about her husband's bravery and positive attitude amid his illness.
Victoria has now penned another emotional post opening up about how difficult it can be to stay positive in the midst of struggles, as she opened up on 'scary health challenges' which her family have had to face in recent months.
Sharing a snap of herself and Shane together in hospital, Victoria wrote: "A lot of the time life goes on as normal but sometimes things happen to shake things up and not necessarily in ways that you want! We have had some pretty scary health challenges in our family recently and it has been showing me that the idea of just trusting and going with the flow is not easy!!!
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"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! 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."
The Irish singer's wife continued: "Trusting that things will somehow work out doesn’t mean you have to 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. It’s not really 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! Love and gratitude for so many prayers and so much support for @shanemacgowanofficial."