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Sinead O'Connor hospitalized, days after teenage son's death

Sinéad O'Connor has been admitted to the hospital, one week after her 17-year-old son was found dead.

Sinéad O’Connor has been admitted to the hospital, one week after her 17-year-old son was found dead.

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  • (CNN) Sinéad O’Connor has been admitted to the hospital, one week after her 17-year-old son was found dead.
  • The “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer told fans on Thursday night that she was heading to hospital to receive help after sharing in a series of disturbing Twitter posts that she planned to take her own life.
  • And now he’s gone," she wrote on an unverified Twitter account linked to her official account.
  • O’Connor – who has been open about her own mental struggles and suicidal thoughts in the past – went on to say she felt “lost,” and blamed herself for her teenage son’s death.
  • The mother-of-four followed the thread an hour later by apologizing for her alarming posts and reassuring fans that she was seeking medical attention.