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‘Life is Beautiful’: Madonna Looks Back on Anniversary of Near-Death Health Scare

Madonna celebrated a year since surviving a near-fatal bacterial infection for her Fourth of July, looking back on her "miraculous recovery."

A year ago today, I had just come home from the hospital after surviving a life threatening illness, I could barely stand in my backyard holding one sparkler,” the singer wrote on Friday. “It’s called a near-death experience, and I’m not kidding, it was pretty scary,” the singer told a crowd of fans during a concert in Los Angeles this past March. Concertgoers at several dates sued her as well as promoter Live Nation in recent months over delayed start times.

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