Courtney Love Says She 'Almost Died' Last Year from Anemia: 'I've Been Sad and Extremely Sick'

Courtney Love.Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty

Courtney Loveis opening up about her health struggles, revealing that she “almost died” last year from anemia.

The 56-year-old singer spoke about the harrowing experience in an Instagram post on Sunday.

“People, I’ve been sad, and extremely sick,” Love began. “Debilitated , in indescribable pain and in August at 97 pounds almost died in hospital from anemia( hemoglobin I had none ).”

Love went on to share that she’s since found “the most empathic wise pain management dr,” saying that she “so grateful” to finally have her health concerns addressed.

“But I’m so good now,” she assured fans, explaining that CBD oil has “removed ALMOST ALL the physical symptoms . And all the pain.”

Courtney Love.Victor Boyko/Getty Images for Balmain

In her post, Love also thanked actorWoody Harrelsonfor first introducing her to the many uses of hemp “back in the day,” saying, “You were right !”

The Hole frontwoman, whoannounced last February that she’s been sober for more than a year, added that she’s still “100 percent sober” today.

“I’ve been basically bedridden . I thought I was broken for sure this time . But I’m ok !” she wrote. “So I’m just waking and I’m frail. I’ll be strong again soon !”

Love said she now has a “new sort of strong with wisdom and more empathy than I had for people with physical illness.”

“Love you,” she concluded her message.

Factors that could increase the risk of anemia include family genes, chronic conditions and intestinal disorders such as Crohn’s disease, which Love added as a hashtag in her post.

In 2015, Love revealed that her late husband, Nirvana frontmanKurt Cobain, had sought treatment for Crohn’s disease while struggling with chronic stomach pain.

Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain and daughter Frances Bean Cobain.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

“He had something really wrong with him. We had really nascent, young management at the time around us. They were really irresponsible to an extent. I don’t think they meant to be, but they were,” she said during a screening of the HBO documentaryKurt Cobain: Montage of Heck,according toThe Hollywood Reporter.

source: people.com