{"id":302923,"date":"2026-02-17T18:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/302923\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:29:10","slug":"country-music-stars-fans-praying-as-she-battles-life-threatening-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/302923\/","title":{"rendered":"Country music star\u2019s fans praying as she battles life-threatening infection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JCRJ7UU3DBFWTH2SL2MXOAAH3Y\">Fans of country music star Lisa McHugh have been sending prayers her way after she recently revealed she has been hospitalized for days while battling a life-threatening infection. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3SXFY6PNYVF43BRCB6DHFRS6MU\">McHugh\u2019s latest update did provide some hope. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"URPHP3HPBVB55LBBCZDIF7H3EU\">\u201cMy body is finally responding well to the treatment \u2014 infection markers are coming down each day and I\u2019m really hoping to be home soon,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1EDYAu6dtQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1EDYAu6dtQ\/\">she wrote on Facebook. <\/a>\u201cIt\u2019s been a tough week health-wise, but the hardest part of all has been the guilt. This is at least the 6th time in the last 18 months I\u2019ve had to suddenly disappear for days, sometimes weeks, without being able to explain anything to Milo. That part breaks my heart more than anything. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DTMYWVQWA5A4RIHI4XSVGVDSAM\">\u201cPlease keep my little babies at home in your prayers too,\u201d she added. \u201cThank you for all the love, messages and support as always \u2014 it truly means so much. And roll on March 1st \u2026 my new year is starting then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5QR4Q2MRE5HWRK7I4ER33TFBKU\">Fans were quick to send love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RM3CLDQ7LJHBHP4TCBOE6HSC6A\">\u201cHope all goes well,\u201d Cecilia Nan Burkhead Ward replied. \u201cPrayers to you and your family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YMZKB6DVXZBOPBVZU4AKP5RHQQ\">\u201cDelighted to know you\u2019re on the mend Lisa,\u201d Mary Sheridan wrote. \u201cPlease God you will be home soon to see your family and get back to being their mum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VNKMRZSMBFEVLIWBOWKQOQUJ4U\">\u201cPraying for you and your baby\u2019s,\u201d Margaret O\u2019Connell replied. \u201cYou\u2019re in the best place for now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"L5YYRJD3ZFHBTK54IEELG6P43A\">There were plenty more comments like that and you can see them as well as McHugh\u2019s post here. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2WQW5FR6DRD5RFP3CP75T3FOK4\">This all comes days after McHugh first revealed her health situation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ABZOJETSVRCDBLEPHYT6LEOIVY\">\u201cHi everyone, I\u2019m so sorry to say that I won\u2019t be able to perform tonight with @iamnathancarter at the @clanree_hotel, Letterkenny,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1D8UQbvugN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1D8UQbvugN\/\">she wrote on Facebook.<\/a> \u201cI was admitted to the hospital a couple of days ago with sepsis, but I want to reassure everyone, that, I\u2019m in the right place and receiving the best care and treatment to help get things under control. I just need to take a little bit of time to rest and recover, but I will be absolutely fine. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"N27ADWGCXFARFH5IDQ3W6J4YOI\">\u201cI\u2019m so disappointed to miss out on what was meant to be my first live show back, but, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll have a fantastic night with Nathan as always!\u201d she added. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to see you all very soon. Thank you for all your continued support and understanding \u2013 it truly means the world. Looks like my New Year is staring in March instead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GVPJUQV7WJCL7MOGK5Q5L7GLXA\">McHugh, 37, is a native of Glasgow, Scotland and she began her career in Northern Ireland back in 2010. She has won \u201cFemale Vocalist of the Year five times there. She also made headlines when she performed at the Grand le Opry in 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HIPICNEQTFFJ7IMN4OXOB4ETTI\">McHugh has released seven studio albums and one live album. Her last album, \u201cWatch Me,\u201d came in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LLRB4SDT7ZFBFDYJ6UREPXCFCU\">She also hosts a show called \u201cOn the Road with Lisa.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans of country music star Lisa McHugh have been sending prayers her way after she recently revealed she&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299788,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-302923","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}