Etta James Hospitalized With Sepsis

Soulful vocalist Etta James has been hospitalized in California with a potentially fatal blood infection, according to reports. Suggested Reading Massive Faith Strategy Summit at Yale to Save the 2026 Midterms Maryland Mother Devastated After Learning Her Baby’s ‘Ashes’ Weren’t Human At All Why the Deeply Racist Nixon-Reagan Tapes Are Only a Surprise to Those…

Soulful vocalist Etta James has been hospitalized in California with a potentially fatal blood infection, according to reports.

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James, 73, is perhaps best known for what has become a favorite wedding anthem, “At Last,” and reportedly suffers from a number of other serious ailments, including leukemia and dementia. Currently James is being treated for sepsis at an undisclosed Southern California hospital, according to her son, Sametto James. This is the second time James has been stricken with blood poisoning.

James’ son reassured fans of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee that she will likely recover from this latest health scare, saying, “Right now she’s doing a lot better.”

Read more at the Washington Post.

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