The Pogues' Shane MacGowan shares struggles with 'life threatening' medical condition

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"The light is killing me... but I wanted to wish you a Happy New Year and Happy Christmas," he explained.He added that he wished fans "all the luck in the world and all the love", before signing off: "Happy Christmas and Happy New Year, love Shane."The suffering star also contracted shingles - the adult version of chicken pox, affecting those who still have the virus in their bodies from a previous infection.The shingles attack even spread to his eye, which left concerned doctors eager to hospitalise him for two weeks.Fortunately his eagle-eyed wife Victoria, who is 56, quickly spotted the signs that something was amiss.She told the Independent that she'd noticed a tell-tale rash on his face, lamenting: "His eye was getting red and began to close over."I called the doctor and the doctor said it was very dangerous so we had to get him to the hospital straight away."Once there, she was explained that the shingles had entered his brain, meaning he had to have a drip administered and remain in the care of doctors for two weeks.According to reports by Victoria, he was extremely "frustrated" for the duration of his stay and desperate to head home.Thankfully, Shane was released in time for Christmas and was able to spend the festive season with family, something which left the pair "incredibly grateful".However it's early days for his recovery and he is still feeling very delicate, hence the sunglasses in his video.This isn't the first time the unlucky Fairytale of New York singer, who founded the now legendary group The Pogues, has suffered a health crisis.In fact, he suffered a fall which confined him to a wheelchair back in 2016.The intensity of his stumble left him with a broken pelvis and requiring a carer at his home in.