Kerry Katonas Heartbreak Over Mums Broken Back

has opened up on her 'really tough week' after her mother was rushed to the hospital, revealing that she has broken her back.

The Atomic Kitten star, 45, took to her Instagram on Monday to tell fans how she'd been left 'traumatised' after having to sign a Do Not Resuscitate order (DNR) for mum Sue.

Explaining she'd just returned home to her own bed after spending the past few days at the hospital, the singer said that Sue was now recovering well, but admitted she was still struggling to process the 'horrific' ordeal.

Giving a new update in her latest New magazine column, Kerry revealed that Sue had broken her back because she had very weak bones.

While she said having to make difficult decisions about her mum's health had been 'very heavy on her shoulders'.

'It's been a really tough week. My mum's been taken really poorly,' she wrote. 'She's got a broken back. Her bones break really easily. 

'I rang to see how she was and the doctor said, "Can you come in straight away because she's coming in and out of consciousness," and they didn't know why. It's been horrendous.'

Speaking about the DNR order, Kerry said: 'They asked me that if the worst happens if I want to resuscitate her? I was in bits. When the doctors are asking those kind of questions, it's very heavy on your shoulders. I'm all my mum has so it's not nice seeing her like that.'

On Monday, the TV personality candidly shared that she 'needs therapy' as she described how Sue had acted like a different person when she regained consciousness, emotionally saying: 'That wasn't my mum'.

She confessed the ordeal had left her questioning her own mortality, coming off the heels of her suspected stroke earlier this month.

A DNR tells a medical team not to perform CPR on a patient if their heart or breathing stops. It does not affect other medical treatments, such as pain management, medications or other interventions.

It ensures a patient receives their preferred course of action in an emergency and is is intended for terminal illnesses, end-of-life care, or situations where CPR is unlikely to succeed or would cause undue suffering. 

If a patient is unable to make the decision due to being unconscious on mentally incapacitated, a best interest's decision is made by the senior doctor after consulting with the patient's loved ones or guardian.

Filming an update from her bed, Kerry told followers: 'Quick update as to why I haven’t been on social media. Last night was the first night I slept in my own bed.

'My mum got took into hospital last Tuesday. On Wednesday they called me and asked me to come in because she had slipped into unconsciousness. It was horrific, they asked me to sign a Do Not Resuscitate.'

The TV personality went on: 'My mum eventually came out of unconsciousness after 24 hours, but when she did cone out of unconsciousness - that wasn’t my mum.

'And it was very traumatic, I’m not going to lie - I actually think I need therapy. Because I was sat there watching her and she was like on a loop, she wouldn’t stop.

'It was very difficult to watch, so I actually feel traumatised. I thought that’s it my mum has gone, her mind’s gone, she’s gone.'

She has also told how Sue was the one who gave her drugs for the first time when she was just 14-years-old, recalling how she thought her 'mum’s love and affection was in a bag of coke' and that 'it was normal' (Seen in 2018 together)