Kerry Katona has opened up on her ‘really tough week’ after her mother was rushed to the hospital, revealing that she has broken her back.
The Atomic Kitten star, 45, took to her Instagram on Monday to tell fans how she’d been left ‘traumatised’ after having to sign a Do Not Resuscitate order (DNR) for mum Sue.
Explaining she’d just returned home to her own bed after spending the past few days at the hospital, the singer said that Sue was now recovering well, but admitted she was still struggling to process the ‘horrific’ ordeal.
Giving a new update in her latest New magazine column, Kerry revealed that Sue had broken her back because she had very weak bones.
While she said having to make difficult decisions about her mum’s health had been ‘very heavy on her shoulders’.
‘It’s been a really tough week. My mum’s been taken really poorly,’ she wrote. ‘She’s got a broken back. Her bones break really easily.
Kerry Katona has opened up on her ‘really tough week’ after her mother was rushed to the hospital, revealing that she has broken her back
The Atomic Kitten star, 45, took to her Instagram on Monday to tell fans how she’d been left ‘traumatised’ after having to sign a Do Not Resuscitate order (DNR) for mum Sue (pictured together last year)
‘I rang to see how she was and the doctor said, “Can you come in straight away because she’s coming in and out of consciousness,” and they didn’t know why. It’s been horrendous.’
Speaking about the DNR order, Kerry said: ‘They asked me that if the worst happens if I want to resuscitate her? I was in bits. When the doctors are asking those kind of questions, it’s very heavy on your shoulders. I’m all my mum has so it’s not nice seeing her like that.’
On Monday, the TV personality candidly shared that she ‘needs therapy’ as she described how Sue had acted like a different person when she regained consciousness, emotionally saying: ‘That wasn’t my mum’.
She confessed the ordeal had left her questioning her own mortality, coming off the heels of her suspected stroke earlier this month.
A DNR tells a medical team not to perform CPR on a patient if their heart or breathing stops. It does not affect other medical treatments, such as pain management, medications or other interventions.
It ensures a patient receives their preferred course of action in an emergency and is is intended for terminal illnesses, end-of-life care, or situations where CPR is unlikely to succeed or would cause undue suffering.
If a patient is unable to make the decision due to being unconscious on mentally incapacitated, a best interest’s decision is made by the senior doctor after consulting with the patient’s loved ones or guardian.
Filming an update from her bed, Kerry told followers: ‘Quick update as to why I haven’t been on social media. Last night was the first night I slept in my own bed.
‘My mum got took into hospital last Tuesday. On Wednesday they called me and asked me to come in because she had slipped into unconsciousness. It was horrific, they asked me to sign a Do Not Resuscitate.’
The TV personality went on: ‘My mum eventually came out of unconsciousness after 24 hours, but when she did cone out of unconsciousness – that wasn’t my mum.
‘And it was very traumatic, I’m not going to lie – I actually think I need therapy. Because I was sat there watching her and she was like on a loop, she wouldn’t stop.
‘It was very difficult to watch, so I actually feel traumatised. I thought that’s it my mum has gone, her mind’s gone, she’s gone.’
Explaining she’d just returned home to her own bed after spending the past few days at the hospital, the singer said that Sue was now recovering well, but admitted she was still struggling to process the ‘horrific’ ordeal
She explained that she’d left the hospital on Sunday after being there since the Wednesday and candidly shared the toll it took on her: ‘It drains you, it breaks your heart. It was very very hard to watch.’
But Kerry was quick to assure: ‘Fortunately, my mum’s back and she’s doing well. We don’t know what the cause of it was, they’re trying to find out. I think she’ll be in there for a while now, but I got to come home yesterday and get in my own bed.’
She went on to joke she’d ‘aged about 50 years’ over the past few days and had had to miss several work commitments, while still dealing with the aftereffects of her own terrifying health scare after suffering a suspected stroke earlier this month.
‘It was horrendous, it really was horrendous and I never want to go through that again, ever,’ she said. ‘I feel like I’ve aged about 50 years – thanks mum.
‘It kind of gets you questioning mortality and you know your parents aren’t going to be here forever. You start thinking about when you get to that age, will my kids be there for me? Oh god, it was just absolutely horrendous.’
The mother-of-five added that she was still struggling with her speech and revealed that her mother’s hospital dash had caused her to miss her own hospital appointment.
‘As I’m sure you can see I’m still not talking properly. I was due to get all my bloods done Friday morning, which I missed because I was at the hospital,’ she said.
”It’s been a lot, so I’m just processing really. I had to miss a few work events, which I’m so sorry about. I feel so awful, I feel like I let a lot of people down but family comes first.
‘You have to remember I’m an only child to my mum and I’m the next of kin. So the burden falls on me.
‘It was horrendous, I never ever ever ever want to go through that again. It was a lot, but she’s okay for now.’
Captioning the post, she wrote: ‘Not sure if anyone has actually noticed I haven’t been on social media. This is the reason why have a great Monday everybody @suekatona also the biggest shoutout to all the lovely nurses’.
Earlier this month, Kerry revealed she’d been rushed to hospital after doctors feared she’d suffered a stroke that affected her speech and facial muscles.
Kerry has long been candid about her difficult childhood and turbulent relationship with Sue, who was manic-depressive, having spoken exhaustively in the past about her chequered upbringing and struggles (pictured together)
A stroke occurs when blood flow to part of the brain is cut off (ischemic) or a blood vessel bursts (hemorrhagic), depriving brain cells of oxygen and causing them to die and requires immediate medical attention to prevent permanent damage or death.
The reality star admitted she has ‘never been so scared in my life’ after realising she couldn’t smile properly while watching her eldest daughter, Molly, 24, in a London play.
Kerry explained that she rushed to the hospital where they immediately began treating it as a stroke and shared how she had texted all of her children – Molly, Lilly, 23, Heidi, 19 Max, 18, and Dylan-Jorge, 12, to tell them she loved them.
After undergoing tests and CT scans doctors ruled out a stroke, but she said the scans showed ‘there’s a part of my brain that’s broken and isn’t able to send signals to my face due to stress.’
While she’s still dealing with the aftereffects including shooting pains in her head and slurred speech, and is undergoing speech therapy and facial exercises.
Kerry has long been candid about her difficult childhood and turbulent relationship with Sue, who was manic-depressive, having spoken exhaustively in the past about her chequered upbringing and struggles.
The former I’m A Celeb star has previously shared how her earliest memory is watching her embattled mother slit her wrists when the star was just three.
And she has also told how Sue was the one who gave her drugs for the first time when she was just 14-years-old, recalling how she thought her ‘mum’s love and affection was in a bag of coke’ and that ‘it was normal.’
Speaking about her upbringing on Paul C Brunson’s We Need To Talk podcast last year, Kerry explained how she was raised not knowing who her real father was, only discovering her biological dad after his death.
She revealed how her mother had a number of short-lived relationships with men she was led to believe were her dad, with one being physically abusive and forcing her and her mum to go into witness protection.
She admitted being put in ‘unspeakable situations’ as a child, that ‘no child should ever be in, ever’ as she described going through four sets of foster parents and living in a shelter, while her mum battled mental health issues and drug addiction.
While she recalled the horrifying moment one of Sue’s ex-boyfriends threatened to ‘chop her feet off’ after stabbing her troubled parent.
She has also told how Sue was the one who gave her drugs for the first time when she was just 14-years-old, recalling how she thought her ‘mum’s love and affection was in a bag of coke’ and that ‘it was normal’ (Seen in 2018 together)
Kerry was subsequently put in a foster home following the terrifying ordeal, which occurred when she was just 13.
But despite her very traumatic upbringing, she has defended her mother, saying she had a ‘terrible childhood’ and issues with drugs and her mental health and ‘didn’t really know how to be a mum’.
Having now looked back on her mother’s self-harming and troubles, Kerry confessed she does not have any regrets and is happy with her life now and previously begged fans not to send negative messages to Sue on social media.
Taking to Instagram in September, she thanked fans for their support but urged them to remember how her mum is now an ‘older lady’.
Kerry said: ‘It was a very, very long time ago and I love my mum dearly and my mum is not that person anymore, she’s a much older lady now.
‘So if anyone is thinking of sending her any messages hate, please don’t. Please don’t, we all make mistakes and my mum’s childhood was awful and it’s in the past and it’s made me who I am today.’
