Madonna thanks doctor who helped save her from deadly bacterial infection last year

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. '” She emphasised: “No!” open image in gallery Madonna is currently performing on her ‘Celebration’ tour She then shared her appreciation for “a very special man in the audience tonight”, Dr Agus, whom she said had put up with “so many entertaining phone calls from me”. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up But Dr Agus insisted: “You need vitamin D so your kidneys will keep working.” open image in gallery Madonna had a ‘near-death’ experience last year “I hate the sun, but I did it anyways, and it was so hard for me to walk from my house to the backyard and sit in the sun,” Madonna said. And that was my lesson to let go.” Madonna also addressed how she was able to get back to live performances after a brief postponement of her highly anticipated Celebration tour, for which she sings a setlist comprising her biggest hits – from “Don’t Tell Me” to “Hung Up” and “Like a Prayer”. open image in gallery Madonna thanked her longtime manager, Guy Oseary Name-checking her longtime manager, Guy Oseary, Madonna said she had told him she wanted to get back to the tour “in two f***ing months” after recovering.