Shane MacGowan is hoping to spend Christmas at home as his wife Victoria Mary has revealed the Pogues rocker has to stay in hospital for two weeks.
The singer, who will be turning 65 on Christmas Day was diagnosed with encephalitis, a condition which causes the brain to swell. If encephalitis is left untreated in can lead to death in one in ten patients.
When he contracted shingles and it spread to his eye, Victoria had to call for help. “I noticed it on his face. His eye was getting red and began to close over."
