Madonna was hospitalized due to a serious bacterial infection. Her manager, Guy Oseary, confirmed that she had "a several day stay in the ICU" after developing "a serious bacterial infection". Madonnas health scare happened amid grueling rehearsals for her Celebration Tour, which was set to kick off on July 15 in Canada. In her statement, Madonna said that her first thought when she woke up in the hospital was her children, and her second thought was that she did not want to disappoint anyone who bought tickets for her tour. She also said that her focus now is her health and getting stronger, and she assured her fans that she will be back with them as soon as she can. Madonna did not specify the kind of infection she had, but NBC News medical correspondent Dr. Natalie Azar said that a condition called sepsis, "when your immune response overreacts to an infection," is one of the typical reasons. Madonnas manager said that a full recovery was expected for the singer.