British artist Tracey Emin says her brother, Alan, died while she was in hospital after becoming seriously ill. In an Instagram post, she says she has been suffering for weeks and that she spent eight days in hospital.
Emin, 63, says she was dealing with infections and describes her condition as involving sepsis and diverticulitis during that hospital stay. She also says she is currently battling bladder cancer, which she was diagnosed with six years ago. The outlets report that her account is tied to recent health complications and the timing of her brother’s death.
Both sources frame Emin’s statements as coming directly from her social media update and focus on the same sequence of events: weeks of illness, hospitalisation for sepsis and diverticulitis, and the death of her brother during that time.
