Drugs can hurt and kill you.
Just ask Natalie Cole!
The singer has been diagnosed with hepatitis C, a liver disease which is spread through contact with infected blood.
Her diagnosis was made during a routine doctor visit.
Cole’s publicist has also confirmed the news via a public statement, adding that she probably contacted the disease due to her drug use many years ago.
Natalie says, “I’ve been so fortunate to have learned so much from my past experiences. I am embraced by the love and support of my family and friends.”
She adds, “I am committed to my belief in myself and in my abiding faith to meet this challenge with a heartfelt optimism and determination. This is how I intend to deal with this current challenge in my life.”
Dr. Graham Woolf, Cole’s main physician, has said that she has had a “terrific response to her medication and is now virus negative. This gives her an increased chance of cure.”
“Coincidentally” – Cole is coming out with a new album in September.
Was this all just a desperate revelation to get attention????
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