Patti Smith is in good spirits after her recent hospitalization.
After the punk icon, 76, was released from a hospital in Bologna, Italy due to a “sudden illness,” she took to Instagram to update fans on her health. Along with a photo of herself smiling alongside a team of doctors, she thanked the hospital for her treatment and shared that she was “resting as the doctor ordered,” in the caption.
Since the rocker canceled two concerts in Bologna and Venice scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday due to hospitalization, she began her statement with an apology for the postponement of the performance. “This is a thank you to everyone at the hospital for their help and guidance,” the musician/poet wrote. “I am very sorry that we had to cancel the concerts in Bologna and Venice. I will return to fulfill my joyful obligations.”
Patti Smith released from Italian hospital after ‘sudden illness’
Smith went on to express her gratitude to all healthcare workers. “This is also a thank you to all the medical teams around the world who attend to the needs of people, especially those who serve altruistically under fire, to all the healers, doctors, nurses, paramedics,” she continued.
The “Because the Night” singer concluded, “I also want to thank everyone for sending messages of love and care. I’m resting, just as the doctor ordered, grateful to have had such care, though I’m painfully aware that many aren’t so lucky.”
Reports that Smith was hospitalized in Italy emerged on Tuesday when Bologna’s Teatro Duse, where she was scheduled to perform that night, announced on Instagram that her show “cannot go on stage due to a sudden illness that has struck the artist.”
Patti Smith performs in Santa Barbara in August 2023.
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By Thursday morning, it was confirmed that the legendary writer had recovered after treatment in Bologna.
Hospital press officer Ilaria Maria Di Battista shared with PEOPLE that “after a period of rest,” Smith should be able to perform again.
Battista also said that the head of the emergency department, Dr. Alessio Bertini, told her that “Ms. Smith was very polite and cooperative with us, which made it easy for us to do our job to the best of our ability.”
“She’s such a reference person for us and for so many generations. We even had a chance to talk about music and our favorite songs,” Battista said of the doctor’s comments about interacting with Smith.
Another hospital source shared it earlier Horses the artist left, “hugged herself and thanked the medical staff for their help”.
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although Only children the author assured that she will return to play her performances in Bologna and Venice, but it remains unclear when they will be postponed. Those two concerts were the final performances in a series of concerts across Italy, which first started at the end of November.
Then Smith returns to the US for a series of concerts this year. He’ll hit the stage in Chicago on December 27th and return to his home in New York for two dates in Brooklyn on December 29th and 30th.
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