12 celebrities battling with serious medical conditions – this will shock you! (With Pictures)

4. Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton is a singer, songwriter, producer, and also a philanthropist. Braxton’s youngest son, Diezel, has been diagnosed with autism, and she has been vocal about her son’s autism and has served as a philanthropist advocating for education and awareness about the disease. Braxton is involved with Autism Speaks and serves as the organization’s International Spokesperson. While she has been supportive with her son’s diagnosis, Braxton also suffers from her own medical conditions. In 2008, rumors began to circulate that Braxton had breast cancer. While she denied the claims, she did have a benign lump removed from her breast. While serving as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, Braxton had been diagnosed with microvascular angina and had publicly stated her Lupus diagnosis in 2010. In 2o12, Braxton was hospitalized for health issues stemming from her Lupus.