ETTA JAMES HOSPITALIZED
THE FACTS
The son of soul legend Etta James says his mother has been hospitalized amid infection and battles with Alzheimer’s.
THE SPIN
Donto James, son of 72-year-old singer Etta James says his mom has been hospitalized for treatment of a serious infection.
It seems James has been diagnosed with MRSA – a bacterial infection that’s resistant to multiple antibiotics.
Making matters worse is that the celebrated singer is now battling Alzheimer’s. Donto revealed that Etta was diagnosed with the disease a year ago.
He told CNN: “Right now she is very confused.”
Though she is ill, he says she’s “quite combative … fighting, biting — I’m talking way off the chart.”
As strong as she is he still worries about how long she can keep going, however. “I am going to end up losing my mother if it keeps going on like this,” he said.
Donto James said he’s hoping for more information about his mother’s condition:
“There has to be another doctor out there who can tell me what is going on with my mother. It’s 2010 and we should know something, should be able to diagnose.”
Donto James said he was talking freely to CNN about his mother’s medical problems because he’s hoping someone can help him understand what is going on.
OK, so I’m going to say this as mildly as possible in order not to sound like a jackass and have Ms. James threatening to whoop my ass the way she did with Beyonce only a year ago: She has a diagnosis, no?
I read MRSA and Alzheimer’s. Hopefully this amount of attention can maybe boost Etta’s prayer count, but talking to CNN won’t help you understand anything unless you’re talking to Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
In any event, we here send well wishes to Ms. James and family.
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My prayers go out to the family of Etta James. I’m sorry to hear about her battle with Alzhemiers and MRSA.
I really don’t know much about her only what I’ve learned of her life from the movie “cadillac Records”. She did make a great contribution to music of her era.
Prayerfully, that Ms. James son will find the comfort he’s in need of in his time of distress.
thats sad to hear, she is such a legend, I pray that the gets through this ok, once alzhiemers starts it progressively gets worse, I also pray that her son finds the answers that he is looking for
Wow I am sadden to hear that, they can work with the Alzhemiers. It’s the MRSA that I am worried about. Just had a class on MRSA and it is not an easy infection to battle.
My prayers go out to the Etta James family as she battle her illiness.
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Yeah, this is sad news indeed. Everyone else has said what I was thinking.
My prayers are with Ms. James. I hope that all works out in her favor. Just send a prayer up to God and he will handle things in his own way.
I am from the old school and remember Etta James well. Here songs were wonderful.I remember hearing her music on the radio all the time. I feel she did not get proper respect due her from the movie . She should have been the one to meet President Obama and sing her song .She war robbed but God saw it . I love you Etta. You are the Queen.I pray for healing in the name of Jesus.
I am from the old school and remember Etta James well. Her songs were wonderful.I remember hearing her music on the radio all the time. I feel she did not get proper respect due her from the movie . She should have been the one to meet President Obama and sing her song .She was robbed but God saw it. I love you Etta. You are the Queen.I pray for healing in the name of Jesus.
If she was that sick, maybe she shouldn’t have sung for the President.I wish her the best.
My heart and prayers goes out to Ms. James and her family and I am wishing her a speedy recovery!
I remember Etta. What a voice. So rich and could she ever deliver. So sorry to hear of her illnesses. May God smile upon her and her family.
I’m sorry to hear of Ms. James’ illness. God does not make any mistakes and my prayers are with her and her family
God Bless You Miss James and your loved ones.
This explains a lot. I will pray for her and her family.
Donto,
The best thing that you can do is to ask God to prepare you to accept what you can not change and to keep you strong through your mothers illnesses.
May God Bless You! She is still a beautiful lady.
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