London,
(ANI):
cheryl
cole
was
just
hours
away
from
death
while
battling
malaria,
it
has
emerged.
The
27-year-old
singer
is
still
on
oxygen
and
a
drip.
She
is
unable
to
talk
and
is
getting
treatment
in
a
top
London
private
hospital.
“We
nearly
lost
her
and
the
battle
is
far
from
over.
She
is
so
weak
and
this
horrible
illness
has
taken
complete
hold
of
her," News
of
The
World
quoted
Cheryl"s
close
friend
as
saying.
“It
got
so
bad
she
was
literally
only
hours
from
death"s
door.
Thank
goodness
she
was
diagnosed
in
time.
Even
now
she
can"t
talk.
She
drifts
in
and
out
of
consciousness
and
when
she
comes
round
all
she
can
do
is
sob.
“The
fact
is,
we
came
close
to
losing
someone
very
special.
She
can"t
even
speak
at
the
moment
and
doesn"t
know
what's
happening
to
her.
All
she
can
do
is
sob.
It"s
terrifying.
And
there"s
no
end
in
sight," the
friend
added.