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TLC canceled a Saturday, August 24, live performance after singer T-Boz was despatched to the hospital for an stomach blockage.
In accordance with a press launch, TLC introduced the present’s cancellation half-hour earlier than its begin time on the New York State Truthful in Syracuse.
“Shortly after arriving in Syracuse, Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins skilled sudden and extreme nausea, vomiting and intense stomach cramps,” the assertion learn. “She was instantly seen by a health care provider and subsequently taken to the hospital for additional analysis.”
T-Boz, 54, was identified with a “extreme stomach blockage” and continues to be within the hospital with the expectation that she could be discharged on Sunday, August 25.
“The physician verified that this was not meals poisoning, however an stomach blockage,” the assertion added. “Tionne deeply regrets having to cancel these exhibits and extends her honest apologies to all her followers and the occasion promoters. The choice to cancel was made underneath the advisement of her doctor, who required her to remain within the hospital in a single day to endure a CT scan to evaluate the severity of her situation.”
The press launch additional associated that TLC — which is a duo that includes T-Boz and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas after the 2002 loss of life of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes — is “dedicated to rescheduling” the canceled concert events.
T-Boz shared the assertion through her Instagram on Saturday, noting that she is feeling a lot better.
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“I’m on The Mend!!! This Was Simply One Of These Sudden Issues That I Had No Management Over,” she captioned her publish. “I Look Ahead To Making It Up 2 You All … And Hopefully I’ll Get Out Of The Hospital Quickly!!! As Quickly As Tomorrow If All Goes Nicely!!! Thank You For Understanding… Blessings All the time, T.”
T-Boz has opened up about a number of earlier well being scares, together with sickle cell illness.
“When you’ve sickle cell, your crimson blood cells get caught on their method round your veins, inflicting blockages and stopping the oxygen from attending to your important organs,” she wrote in her 2017 memoir, A Sick Life. “The place there’s an absence of oxygen, you’ll be able to go right into a disaster, an assault of extreme ache, generally positioned solely in a sure spot and generally throughout your physique. Usually, it’s onerous to breathe or stroll and even do one thing as fundamental as holding a pen. A disaster can occur with none warning. Simply, bam! You’re within the hospital once more.”
T-Boz was additionally beforehand identified with a benign mind tumor, which was eliminated in 2006.
