The Pogues rocker Shane MacGowan is finally out of hospital, after spending months in intensive care battling a rare and life-threatening brain condition.
MacGowan’s wife Victoria Mary Clarke shared a health update with fans on X on Thursday, revealing he had been discharged from hospital and that they’re “deeply and eternally grateful” to staff for their care.
“Shane got out of the hospital! We are deeply and eternally grateful to all of the doctors and nurses and staff at St Vincent’s it’s the best!” Clarke wrote.
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She added: “And special thanks to Tom Creagh and Brian Corscadden for your help.”
“So glad he is out. Much to be thankful for,” one follower commented underneath.
“That’s great news. I hope his health continues to improve,” another added.
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The Mirror reported he was in intensive care during his hospital stay, but reported he was in hospital from September.
But it’s understood MacGowan, 65, was admitted to hospital in June amid his battle with viral encephalitis – and had remained in inpatient care since.
Last December, The Pogues frontman was diagnosed with viral encephalitis, a rare and potentially life-threatening condition that causes the brain to swell following a virus.
Just a week ago, Clarke, 57, thanked his former bandmates Peter Richard Spider Stacy and Terry Woods for visiting MacGowan.
”I just wanted to say a massive thanks to everyone who has been messaging me and @ShaneMacGowan and thank you 🙏 @spiderstacy and Terry Woods for coming to visit him ❤️,” Clarke wrote on X.
“Love and prayers for everyone who is struggling right now ❤️hang in there!”
Clarke has kept fans updated on his condition, sharing the occasional post via social media.
On November 12, she took to Instagram to share a heartbreaking message about her fears surrounding her husband’s condition.
“Love ❤️ is the most beautiful and powerful thing that we can experience as humans but love can also feel painful especially if you are afraid of losing a person or anything else that you love 💗,” she wrote.
“The really really big challenge that we all face is to go beyond what our minds think are the limits of love and what love really is… sometimes when you love ❤️ very deeply you will find yourself facing terrifying fears of loss that can feel so big and devastating that you don’t know how you can survive them and you can’t imagine life without this person that you love,” she continued.
“You might alternate between terror and a sense of peace or a feeling of appreciation for what you have in the moment together or grace or gratitude for the love and support that is offered to help you by other people.
“Fear is an unknown place and this is what makes it so frightening, we make up stories about what is beyond the fear 😧 and they are not happy stories.”
“But we can choose to stay present with everything that unfolds and to feel as much as possible in every moment and we can be surprised that there are more moments of beauty and grace and even joy 🤩 than we ever imagined,” Clarke wrote.
“Stay tuned in to love ❤️,” she said. “No matter what is happening in your world and keep inviting all of your angels and guides to support you and know that love ❤️ is always the best choice!”
The Pogues formed in London in 1982 and are best known for the hit, Fairytale of New York.
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