Singer worried over going blind as she's stuck in UK with famous pals amid health issue

Singer-songwriter Monica Martin has described her experience with sight loss as "disorienting and scary". She opened up about her health just days ago and revealed at the time that she was stuck the UK as a result of the situation.

Monica, who is based in the US, shared that she had ended up in hospital after an "ocular migraine slowly turned into" her left eye "going blind". She's said to have been supported by actor Jameela Jamil, 39, and musician James Blake, 36, in A&E whilst in London ahead of a concert last month.

She said on Instagram last week that it had "been one of the scariest times". Monica announced in the same post that she wouldn't be able to open for the band Lake Street Dive at the Troubadour back in Los Angeles on June 25.

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Monica, who has collaborated on music with the likes of Ben Barnes in recent years, shared a series of photos in the post, including of her sporting an eye patch. One showed her beside couple Jameela and James in a waiting room.

She wrote in her post last Wednesday: "UPDATE: NOT OPENING FOR LAKE STREET DIVE TONIGHT! What I thought was just an intense and painful ocular migraine slowly turned into my left eye going blind, I was advised to not fly home. So alas, I can't open for the best people/ friends/musicians tonight for a sold out benefit at troubadour which blows a**.

"It's now been 15 days both colorblind and a black hazy cellophane type feel on the left side and ANYWAY it's been very disorienting and scary. Most of my little health woes are from me being clumsy as hell and snapping something: an ankle in softball, an ankle from dumb shoes, an ankle from giving a piggyback ride to a much larger person as a display of strength. My ankles are toast btw. This is why I don't like writing captions omg long ting brev; thank you for letting me be myself."

Monica continued in her post: "Been one of the scariest times but my best friends are taking care of me and also are hilarious and also after MUCH ADO have met an angel ophthalmologist, Dr.Shaman Dolly, god forbid you ever need to find him, London, I must let you know his name."

The singer, who performed with James at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on June 20, added: "London show; you were all so sweet and caring to me when and I lost it and wept on stage smdh, [Jameela] came to the stage and literally turned herself into a weighted blanket and held me and told me it’s gonna be ok. No thanks to lexapro btw."

She added: "I'm on the way to get an MRI in an uber and unsure why no one likes using their car fan in uk/eu. and I've gotten ct scans and bloodwork and yada yada literally 7 trips to hospitals now. Anyway. I'm incredibly lucky.

"My heart is heavy waiting on a prognosis, but my a** is heavier, and my resilience is alarming actually, and the lore disrespectfully deepens, and I'm getting the sense more people want to smash when I'm wearing my eyepatch- or, I'm pulling it off. Thank you, London."

She then thanked pals Jameela and James for getting her "sweets and savouries". Monica also expressed gratitude to Lake Street Dive for "being the best cuties," adding that she was being replaced by the band Dawes. She said: "So I'm double p***ed bc I want to see this show real fuggin bad ok bye pulling up to get SCANNED."

Jameela was among those who reacted to the post last week. Teasing over their experience, the Good Place star wrote in the comments section of her pal Monica's post: "What a glamorous day in A and E. Snacks were 10/10 tho."

Monica has yet to post an update on her health on her Instagram grid. Just four days ago though, she was seen sporting an eye patch whilst singing alongside Citizen Papes in a video shared on the platform by the latter artist.

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