Madonna Details Near Death Experience During Paris Tour: '40% Mortality Rate'

When Madonna was seen leaving the Paris Ritz on Tuesday, she had her 18-year-old son David Banda with her.

The 65-year-old pop diva's "Celebration World' Tour, which was delayed due to her unexpected ICU stint in June, started in London last month and has been traveling throughout Europe.

Madonna eventually disclosed that she experienced kidney and lung failure during her potentially fatal medical emergency while performing live at the Accor Arena in Paris.

'I was infected with some bacteria that nobody knows about. And there is a 40% mortality rate,' she said, according to The Sun.

David accompanied Madonna when she was spotted on Tuesday. Madonna frequently talks eloquently about how her children supported her during her crises.

The Material Girl caught a glimpse of Madonna's adoptive son David, who was seen leaving the hotel with a youthful golden pigtail set. Madonna adopted David from Malawi.

Wearing a wide pair of sunglasses and a baseball cap flipped down, she partially covered off her amazingly flawless complexion. She wore matching pants and a boxy black sweatshirt to ward off the autumnal chill, accessorizing with showbiz-inspired earrings.

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Madonna accentuated her features with makeup, such as a striking red lipstick smear, and finished off her appearance with glossy leather shoes.

The Celebration Tour was scheduled to start in the middle of July and go through more than 20 cities in the US and Canada during its North American phase.

But that leg had to wait since Madonna's health suddenly deteriorated, terrifying her devoted followers all around the world.

After being diagnosed with what her manager described as a "serious bacterial infection," she spent several days in the intensive care unit.

She reportedly experienced acute septic shock and was given Narcan, which is usually used to treat overdoses, in a shocking report published on Radar Online.

Onstage in Paris during her current stint, she said: 'I was in the hospital. I was in the ICU. My lungs weren't working, I wasn't breathing on my own.'

She went on: 'My kidneys were failing. I was infected with some bacteria that nobody knows about. And there is a 40% mortality rate.'

Madonna recalled: "When I woke up I saw all my children around me and I thought this is what will save me. My children will save me. It's not me who saved them."

She reflected: "You know, I think of myself as Wonder Woman. I think I can overcome anything, anything but this time I could bring the will."

Madonna added: "I didn't have the strength. I had no energy, it was taken from me. So the two weeks went by and I still had barely any energy. I could drink espressos, four Red Bulls. Nothing woke me up. I had no life force."

Nonetheless, the singer of Express Yourself emphasized that her "children saved me."

"They inspired me to persevere, and I healed more quickly than most people would."

In addition to offering moral support, David has been touring with his mother and performing on stage.

During her Paris gigs, he was spotted playing the guitar accompaniment for Madonna's songs Let's Go Crazy and Mother And Father.

Four of Madonna's six children, David, Mercy, 17, and the twins Stella and Estere, 10, were adopted from Malawi.

Madonna praised David's biological mother while speaking from the podium. Her daughter Lola, 27, has followed her mother's career path into the music industry. She is married to Carlos Leon, a fitness trainer.

Following her marriage to Guy Ritchie, a film director, in 2000, Madge gave birth to Rocco, a 23-year-old. Their marriage lasted until 2008.

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