'Pretty Little Baby' singer Connie Francis, 87, hospitalised for 'extreme' pain
Recording star Connie Francis says she is on the mend after a recent trip to the hospital to address some "extreme pain."
The Stupid Cupid singer, who rose to fame in the late 1950s and early '60s, informed fans on Facebook that she is receiving care after undergoing tests and exams. "Thank you all for your kind thoughts, words and prayers," she wrote Wednesday.
Earlier Wednesday, the 87-year-old Pretty Little Baby singer wrote on Facebook that she went to the hospital to learn more about the cause of her pain, which she said prompted her to call off an upcoming Fourth of July performance, her latest cancellation in recent weeks. Francis' posts this week did not disclose much information about her condition, but a previous Facebook update provided some insight.
A week prior to her hospitalisation, Francis announced on Facebook that she had been dealing with "pelvic pain on the right side" and underwent tests to determine "that this is due to a fracture."
"It looks like I may have to rely on my wheelchair a little longer than anticipated," she wrote, adding that she had to pull out of a then-upcoming performance.
Francis gave followers more information about her health in March, telling them in another Facebook post that she uses a wheelchair to avoid putting "undue pressure on a troublesome painful hip" and that she was awaiting stem cell therapy at the time.
Francis has spoken openly about her personal afflictions over the course of her career. She told the Village Voice in 2011 that she had been committed to several mental institutions in the 1980s. She said she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after she was misdiagnosed with other mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder, ADD and ADHD.
The singer recently had her music go viral on TikTok as users use her Pretty Little Baby for videos.
"I'm still astounded by the popularity of Pretty Little Baby ," she said last week, thanking the A-listers who have used her hit in their social media videos. – Los Angeles Times/Tribune News Service
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