Kerry Katonas Mother Hospitalized, Leaves Her Traumatized

says she's 'traumatised' as she revealed she had to sign a Do Not Resuscitate order (DNR) for her mother, after she was rushed to hospital and slipped into unconsciousness.

The Atomic Kitten star, 45, candidly shared that she 'needs therapy' after fearing that mum Sue 'was gone', but assured fans that fortunately she was now recovering well.

Taking to her Instagram on Monday morning, she that she'd just returned home to her own bed after spending the past few days at the hospital, but admitted she was still struggling to process the 'horrific' ordeal.

Kerry described how Sue had acted like a different person when she regained consciousness, emotionally saying: 'That wasn't my mum'.

While she also recalled having to sign a DNR on her mother's behalf and confessed it had left her questioning her own mortality, coming off the heels of the star's 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 explained that she'd left the hospital on Sunday after being there since the Wednesday and candidly shared the toll it took on her: 'It drains you, it breaks your heart. It was very very hard to watch.' 

But Kerry was quick to assure: 'Fortunately, my mum's back and she's doing well. We don't know what the cause of it was, they're trying to find out. I think she'll be in there for a while now, but I got to come home yesterday and get in my own bed.'

She went on to joke she'd 'aged about 50 years' over the past few days and had had to miss several work commitments, while still dealing with the aftereffects of her own terrifying health scare after suffering a suspected stroke earlier this month.

'It was horrendous, it really was horrendous and I never want to go through that again, ever,' she said. 'I feel like I’ve aged about 50 years – thanks mum.

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)