Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria has thanked his celebrity pals for visiting the Pogues frontman – but admits she wishes he could come home.
The singer was admitted to hospital in July and a steady stream of visitors have been calling into the hospital to see him, including Imelda May, Daniel O’Donnell and Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie.
Victoria also shared that Spider Stacy, who was part of the original Pogues trio alongside Shane and James Fearnley during their busking days on the streets of London, came to see Shane during the week.
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Sharing a photo to X (formerly known as Twitter) she captioned the post: "The handsome @spiderstacy @poguesofficial popped in to see @ShaneMacGowan yesterday and things are looking very positive! Really hoping he can get home soon!"
Victoria previously opened up about her fears for her husband, admitting the thoughts of "a loved one dying" made her totally "freak out".
She said: "A lot of the time life goes on as normal but sometimes things happen to shake things up and not necessarily in ways that you want!
"We have had some pretty scary health challenges in our family recently and it has been showing me that the idea of just trusting and going with the flow is not easy!!! The natural reaction for most of us when we are in a scary situation and a loved one is in danger of dying is to totally freak out and imagine the worst and it can be hard to stay positive and stay calm and strong and not collapse in a blubbering heap!"
Victoria advised anyone going through health battles to "allow yourself to cry and feel all of the fear".
"But I have noticed that if you allow yourself to cry and to feel all of the fear and even to collapse and you don’t judge yourself for your feelings and you have compassion for yourself and everyone else around you even in the really dark moments it’s like that is the real meaning of going with the flow.
"Trusting that things will somehow work out doesn’t mean you have to pretend that you are not afraid. It means that you can trust yourself to be anything you need to be and feel anything that you feel and if you stay connected to your heart without telling yourself that you are doing it wrong you can find that your heart responds by being far more full of love and courage and appreciation and compassion than you thought possible.
"And when you feel love in your heart you stay focused in the present instead of worrying about the future. And you literally take heart from the love that you feel for your special person and also for all of the doctors and nurses and staff and your family and friends and everyone around you. It’s not really a challenge that we want to invite into our lives, but you can be surprised by what comes out of it when you stay open to the possibilities."
She added her thanks for the "so many prayers" for MacGowan as he remains in hospital.
