With her mother and sisters by her side, the 43-year-old singer went public with her battle with lupus during the 8th Annual Lupus L.A. Hollywood Bag Ladies Luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire hotel this week.
"Take a look, this is what lupus looks like," Braxton said to a surprised audience as she accepted one of two Women in Achievement awards.
The later tweeted how much of a relief it was to tell everyone about her struggle.
"Had a great time at the 8th Annual Hollywood Bag Ladies Luncheon," Toni wrote (@ToniBraxton). "A big moment for me. It was a tough decision to come out about it. But it was such a relief!"
Lupus potentially deadly autoimmune disease. But, Toni is no stranger to health problems. According to E! Online, she also suffers from pericarditis, an inflammation of the heart lining that has left her prone to high blood pressure and heart palpitations and has interfered with her performance schedule over the years.
She also had a benign tumor removed from her breast shortly after her run on Dancing With the Stars in 2008.
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