Entertainment Music Pogues Singer Shane MacGowan Discharged from Hospital as Wife Celebrates His Homecoming "We are deeply and eternally grateful to all of the doctors and nurses and staff at St Vincent’s," MacGowan's wife, Victoria Mary Clarke said By Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early 2020, before later transitioning to a freelance role, and then staff positions soon after. Nicholas writes and edits anywhere between 7 to 9 stories per day on average for PEOPLE, spanning across each vertical the brand covers. People Editorial Guidelines Published on November 23, 2023 04:51PM EST Close Victoria Mary Clarke pictured with husband Shane MacGowan. Photo: Mark Large/ANL/Shutterstock Shane MacGowan is on the mend! A little over a week after the Pogues singer's wife Victoria Mary Clarke revealed his hospitalization by sharing a photo of her husband on X (formerly Twitter), she said in an update on the social media platform Wednesday that he had been discharged and was heading home. "Shane got out of the hospital!" she captioned a new photo of MacGowan, 65. "We are deeply and eternally grateful to all of the doctors and nurses and staff at St Vincent’s it’s the best!" Clarke, 57, added: "And special thanks to Tom Creagh and Brian Corscadden for your help."Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Wife of ‘Fairytale of New York’ Singer Shane MacGowan Shares Moving Hospital Photo: 'Hang in There' MacGowan — who is best known for his song "Fairytale of New York” — and Clarke tied the knot in 2018 after an 11-year engagement, according to The Irish News. They have also been together for almost 40 years. The musician — who found major success during the 1980s with his Irish Celtic punk band — was diagnosed with viral encephalitis in 2022, according to Sky News. MacGowan is reported to have been in intensive care since his diagnosis, per the outlet. According to the Mayo Clinic, encephalitis is inflammation of the brain that can be caused by such things as a viral infection, bacterial infection, autoimmune inflammation and insect bites. Shane Macgowan. Mark Large/ANL/Shutterstock Jeremy Renner Revisits 'Amazing' Hospital Staff Who 'Saved My Life' Last week, Clarke shared a hospital photo of her husband and wrote in her caption, "I just wanted to say a massive thanks to everyone who has been messaging me and @ShaneMacGowan." She went on to thank MacGowan’s The Pogues bandmates, Terry Woods and Spider Stacy, for visiting him in the hospital, adding, "Love and prayers for everyone who is struggling right now hang in there!” Days later, Clarke then shared another post on her Instagram page of her kissing MacGown as he rested in a hospital bed. “Love ❤️ is the most beautiful and powerful thing that we can experience as humans but love can also feel painful especially if you are afraid of losing a person or anything else that you love 💗,” shewrote in her caption.