10 celebs who were diagnosed with painful diseases (With Pictures)

9. Missy Elliott — Graves’ Disease

Graves’ disease, which is “a swelling of the neck and protrusion of the eyes resulting from an overactive thyroid gland” should most certainly not be looked upon as a light condition. Rapper Missy Elliott, suffers from this particular illness. She famously recalled the time when certain body parts had begun to swell up because of the disease, and what made things worse is that Missy was overweight at the time, resulting in her being told that if she doesn’t lose weight, she could potentially die. While she began dieting, she still experienced painful swelling, that she has somewhat gotten under control over the course of years thanks to medication.

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