Spice reveals her illness — ruptured hernia, sepsis

In an Instagram post that has amassed more than 116,000 views in less than an hour, Dancehall Queen Spice shared with her followers the details of her illness, which has been the cause of much speculation since last Tuesday.

The Queen of the Dancehall denied reports that she had been in a coma and had suffered a heart attack and explained that she had suffered a ruptured hernia and her body had gone into sepsis.

"Thank you Jesus for saving my life," were the opening lines of the post, which was accompanied by a picture of the blue-haired diva dressed in a flowing blue gown.

She continued, "Hey Besties, I'm in a better space today to properly update you on my current health situation. I suffered a damage hernia a few days ago that sent my body into sepsis. As a result, I was rushed to the hospital for immediate surgery.

"As you know, I've been off social media for a while to rest mentally, so little did I know that during my medical scare it was already been said that I had a heart attack, I was in a coma, and I also died, but none of that is true. However, I'm still recovering from what really happened, so thanks so much for all the prayers and concerns, please take great care of yourself, eat, live, love laugh, like it's your last day. I LOVE YOU ALL SO SO MUCH."

Spice added, "And yuh dun know Gracie always ago be harself, so I guess this is no more jumping off a speaker boxes for me."

Addressing promoters, specifically the promoter who was hosting a show in Cayman on November 25, Spice offered her apologies.

"To all the promoters that has a confirmed booking with me, please accept my humble apology. Cayman, I know you was up next, for [the] 25th of this month; however, I'll see you at a later date. Any further information needed, there's always a contact in my bio."

In closing, she said, "THE QUEEN LOVES YOU ALL ."