American Singer Halsey Opens Up About Battling ‘Secret Illness’: ‘Lucky To Be Alive’
American Singer Halsey left fans shocked. She recently broke down into tears while revealing her ongoing battle. She disclosed details about her personal health struggles. This development sits parallel with the release of her new song, The End, and a charitable donation to both the Lupus Research Alliance and the Leukaemia & Lymphoma Society.
The singer said on social media that she felt like an “old lady” while receiving treatment in a video that went viral of her massaging her legs.
Halsey reveals the illness she has been battling with
The New Americana singer, a mother of one, took to her Instagram to share a message glimpsing her struggles. She wrote, “Long story short, I’m lucky to be alive. Short story long, I wrote an album.”
The caption was accompanied by a series of videos documenting her journey fighting the illness. While she didn’t disclose the exact illness, she did tag lupus and leukaemia charities, leaving fans concerned and eager for more details.
“I told myself I’m giving myself two more years to be sick. When I’m 30, I’m having a rebirth,” the singer was heard saying in one clip. “I’m not going to be sick. I’m going to look super-hot and have lots of energy. I’m just going to get to redo my 20s and 30s,” she added while massaging her legs on the couch.
Halsey’s health battle
Before this recent disclosure, Halsey had already talked about their health struggles, having been diagnosed with conditions like postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Sjogren’s syndrome, and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS).
Now, the singer has taken things a step further, sharing a glimpse into her current battle with a new, undisclosed illness. A recent video documents “day one” of her treatment, followed by sneak peeks of her highs and lows.
New album
On Monday, the singer shared with her fans the news of her new song release and wrote, “I’m releasing the first song off my 5th album tomorrow, 6/04, at 9 am PT / 12 p.m. ET. Before the first single came, I wanted to share this. It means a lot to me, and I love it. Let’s try something different this time and start at ‘The End.’”
