Joni Mitchell Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit
According to reports, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was hospitalized in the intensive care unit Tuesday after someone found her unconscious at her home in Los Angeles.
A rep confirmed the news via Mitchell's verified Twitter account Tuesday evening.
Joni has been hospitalized. We are awaiting official word on her condition and will post it here as soon as we know.
— JoniMitchell.com (@JoniMitchellcom) April 1, 2015
Mitchell—who contracted polio and scarlet fever as a child—was reportedly diagnosed with a strange disease called Morgellons in 2010.
"Fibers in a variety of colors protrude out of my skin like mushrooms after a rainstorm," Mitchell said in a 2014 interview. "They cannot be forensically identified as animal, vegetable, or mineral."
According to the New York Daily News, Mitchell regained consciousness in the ambulance on the way to the hospital and is currently recovering in the ICU.
UPDATE 2:00 a.m.: Mitchell's Twitter account reports the singer is "awake and in good spirits."
Joni is currently in intensive care in an LA area hospital but is awake and in good spirits. More updates to come as we hear them.
— JoniMitchell.com (@JoniMitchellcom) April 1, 2015
[image via AP]
