Max George shares sweet post wishing his mother a happy birthday - after she revealed she's 'beside herself' as he battles heart condition
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Max George shared a sweet Instagram post wishing his mother Barbara a happy birthday on Thursday, while he prepares for open heart surgery in hospital. The Wanted singer, 36, revealed last week he was spending Christmas in hospital after being forced to seek medical help after having an undiagnosed heart condition.
![[Max George shared a sweet Instagram post wishing his mother Barbara a happy birthday on Thursday, while he prepares for open heart surgery in hospital]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/14/93355947-14214227-Max_George_shared_a_sweet_Instagram_post_wishing_his_mother_Barb-a-54_1734706076630.jpg)
After doctors ran further tests, Max revealed he will need to fitted with a pacemaker - a device that stops the heart from beating too slowly after they found an issue with the 'bottom part of his heart'. Shortly after the singer's health scare was revealed, his mother told MailOnline: 'We are beside ourselves, but we are keeping our fingers crossed'.
![[The Wanted singer, 36, revealed last week he was spending Christmas in hospital after being forced to seek medical help after having an undiagnosed heart condition]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/14/93168303-14214227-Max_George_begged_his_heart_monitor_to_increase_before_it_appear-a-52_1734706057712.jpg)
And now, in an emotional post for her birthday, he wrote: 'Happy birthday mum!! I don't know what I'd do without you. Love you MTTW. Max xxx.'. He added a family snap of himself and his mum posed with his girlfriend Maisie Smith, 23, and older brother Jack.
![[Speaking outside her home in Swinton last week, Barbara told MailOnline: 'Max is in the hospital right now and he's being very well taken care of']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/15/93356467-14214227-Speaking_outside_her_home_in_Swinton_last_week_Barbara_told_Mail-a-67_1734706905407.jpg)
. Max George shared a sweet Instagram post wishing his mother Barbara a happy birthday on Thursday, while he prepares for open heart surgery in hospital. The Wanted singer, 36, revealed last week he was spending Christmas in hospital after being forced to seek medical help after having an undiagnosed heart condition.
![[It comes after Max revealed he will undergo open heart surgery to have a pacemaker fitted]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/15/93129103-14214227-It_comes_hours_after_Max_revealed_he_will_undergo_open_heart_sur-a-69_1734706954660.jpg)
Speaking outside her home in Swinton last week, Barbara told MailOnline: 'Max is in the hospital right now and he's being very well taken care of. 'I took him to A&E this week where he was looked at. He is in the best place he can possibly be right now.
![[It comes after Max begged his heart monitor to increase before it appeared to switch off as he shared a new video from his hospital bed on Sunday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/15/93168305-14214227-Max_has_now_shared_a_new_video_of_himself_lying_in_bed_while_wat-a-72_1734706994786.jpg)
