12-16-2011, 04:29 PM
12/16/11
sad news today about Etta. i love her.
Etta James terminally ill
Etta James has been battling health issues, but the "At Last" singer's manager and friend Lupe De Leon tells CNN that she's now terminally ill.
“Etta James is at the last stages of her terminal illness," De Leon says.
The singer, 73, was diagnosed with leukemia along with hepatitis C over a year ago, and with Alzheimer's disease in 2009. The singer is currently residing at her home in Riverside, California, under the care of her doctor and husband.
According to De Leon, who was at James' home on December 10, she's on oxygen and resting, mostly. Her sons do live close by and visit often, De Leon says.
James was previously hospitalized in January of 2010 as she battled a serious infection, and was hospitalized in May due to sepsis.
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sad news today about Etta. i love her.
Etta James terminally ill
Etta James has been battling health issues, but the "At Last" singer's manager and friend Lupe De Leon tells CNN that she's now terminally ill.
“Etta James is at the last stages of her terminal illness," De Leon says.
The singer, 73, was diagnosed with leukemia along with hepatitis C over a year ago, and with Alzheimer's disease in 2009. The singer is currently residing at her home in Riverside, California, under the care of her doctor and husband.
According to De Leon, who was at James' home on December 10, she's on oxygen and resting, mostly. Her sons do live close by and visit often, De Leon says.
James was previously hospitalized in January of 2010 as she battled a serious infection, and was hospitalized in May due to sepsis.