Grammy-nominated singer Nivea shares leukemia diagnosis: 'I'm very grateful for life'

R&B vocalist Nivea publically revealed her caller leukemia diagnosis connected an occurrence of the Atlanta-based show and interrogation bid “Cadillac Chronicles.”

In a speech with big Brian Freeman, the 44-year-old Grammy-nominated creator said she was diagnosed earlier this twelvemonth and is “grateful to God” for her wellness arsenic she undergoes treatment.

“I’ve been going done treatment, and everything is going large truthful far, and I expect it to continue. Amen, amen, amen,” she said connected Tuesday’s episode.

“Cadillac Chronicles” features Freeman riding successful his 1974 Cadillac Eldorado with a musician, usually a hip-hop oregon R&B artist. In summation to discussing gratitude, Nivea besides performed her hits from the car’s rider seat, including 2002’s “Don’t Mess With My Man,” which earned her a 2003 Grammy nomination.

It seems the diagnosis hasn’t slowed her down. The vocalist besides revealed she’s moving connected caller euphony and going to schoolhouse for audio engineering, which she said she’s “always wanted to learn.”

“I’m doing each the things I privation to do,” she said. “Loving connected my children, and conscionable being grateful and taking each accidental that comes my way.”

Nivea — calved Nivea B. Hamilton — was joined to singer-songwriter and grounds shaper The-Dream from 2004 to 2008, and shares 3 children with him: girl Navy Talia, calved successful 2005, and duplicate sons London and Christian, calved the pursuing year.

She besides shares a son, Neal — who performs arsenic Lil Novi — with rapper Lil Wayne.

Leukemia is simply a crab of the humor that begins successful the bony marrow, which varies based connected the benignant of humor compartment affected and the signifier of the disease. The “Complicated” vocalist did not uncover which benignant she was diagnosed with, but said she maintains a “positive” outlook successful each areas of life.

“I’m precise grateful for life. It’s truthful cliche to say, you don’t cognize the clip nor the hour, but it’s true, and it conscionable helped maine enactment a batch of things successful perspective,” she said. “I unrecorded successful gratitude religiously.”