{"id":2297079,"date":"2026-02-24T08:43:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2297079"},"modified":"2026-02-24T08:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:43:54","slug":"i-was-rushed-to-hospital-with-sepsis-the-hardest-part-of-all-is-the-mum-guilt-country-music-star-lisa-mchugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-was-rushed-to-hospital-with-sepsis-the-hardest-part-of-all-is-the-mum-guilt-country-music-star-lisa-mchugh\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I was rushed to hospital with sepsis\u2026 the hardest part of all is the mum guilt\u2019 – country music star Lisa McHugh"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Singer says disappearing out of her children\u2019s lives for hospital care \u2018breaks my heart\u2019<\/p>\n

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Mum-of-two Lisa (38) was rushed to hospital last week after falling ill and was diagnosed with sepsis, a severe and potentially life-threatening condition triggered by infection.<\/p>\n

It is the latest blow to the popular entertainer, who lost the power in her legs two years ago and had to learn how to walk again after being diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), a condition that affects how the brain and nervous system works.<\/p>\n

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Country star Lisa McHugh<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

She had hoped to resume her singing career supporting Nathan Carter at a concert in Letterkenny, Co Donegal, on February 12 last but was forced to cancel her appearance on the sold-out show.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooks like my New Year is starting in March instead,\u201d Lisa told fans on her social media as she revealed that she was back in hospital.<\/p>\n

Apart from stalling her career while she recovered, Lisa has been more concerned about the impact it might have had on her two young children, Milo, aged four, and 18-month-old Hallie.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hardest part of all has been the guilt,\u201d Lisa says. \u201cThis is at least the sixth 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before discovering that she had Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) last July, Lisa had been diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia after complaining of severe facial pain.<\/p>\n

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Singer Lisa McHughabout being diagnosed with FND.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

It happened following many months of stress in her life after baby daughter Hallie was taken to hospital suffering from the RSV virus and bronchiolitis in November 2024 and again in January of last year. Hallie was later diagnosed with an iron deficiency.<\/p>\n

Looking back on the frenetic period before her collapse, Lisa told us: \u201cBeing on the road as a singer is tough, it\u2019s long hours driving up and down the country, you\u2019re eating out of garages, so you\u2019re not getting beneficial nutrition.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are getting home in the middle of the night, so it\u2019s broken sleep, and then you\u2019re getting up early with the kids.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a very stressful time with Hallie since she was born as we were in and out of hospitals with her. The worry, the stress\u2026 everything combined over the last few years just brought my body to a complete halt.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lisa McHugh is one of Ireland\u2019s top country stars<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Lisa said that in July of last year she was at home with her parents when \u201call of a sudden my left leg felt very heavy and I tried to lift it and move it and it just wouldn\u2019t go anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued: \u201cMy mum took me up to the hospital straight away and things just progressed pretty quickly. During the examination the doctor asked me to lift my right leg and I couldn\u2019t lift that one.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth of them were gone in the space of a couple of hours. That was me from then until August 2, a month of not being able to walk.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very scary because you don\u2019t know what lies ahead, what your future is going to look like, especially with the kids and family and work.<\/p>\n

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Singer Lisa McHughabout being diagnosed with FND.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Today’s News in 90 seconds – Tuesday, February 24<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re the one going through it, it can sometimes be easier than looking on. My family were terrified, they were worried, they didn\u2019t know if I was going to walk again. They didn\u2019t know what they could do to help.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou accept you\u2019ve been dealt these cards and you just have to get on with it. At the same time I never once doubted that I would walk again. I kept that in my mind and I think that stood to me, having a positive mental attitude.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very hard for my husband Nathan. I had a very tough 10 days in hospital. I was in severe pain, I was on morphine and so many drugs for the pain alone, and they weren\u2019t even touching the pain.<\/p>\n

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Lisa McHugh plans to return to the stage<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cLooking on and not being able to do anything, I\u2019m sure was kinda worse in one sense for him, feeling helpless. He also had to pick up the reins and deal with everything as regard to the kids and the house and trying to look after me and keep everything and everyone afloat. There was a lot of pressure on him.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we definitely couldn\u2019t have got through it all without the help of my family and Nathan\u2019s family and friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cHallie, she is too young, but Milo is at that stage where he knew something was wrong. I said to him at the beginning, \u2018my legs are sleeping.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cHe would then ask every other day, \u2018are your legs waking up yet, Mummy? I\u2019ll help you up the stairs.\u2019 He has been great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cuddling her two young children in a social media post at the weekend, Lisa was a picture of happiness. \u201cSo happy to be finally at home with my babies and feeling a lot better,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.ie \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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