Nick Cannon has given an on-camera interview about WTF IS WRONG WITH HIM??! which should stop the media’s hand-wringing of the past few weeks. Following his wife’s downplaying of the ‘minor’ kidney failure and the discovery of blood clots in his lungs, the general consensus was ‘there’s more to this story than he’s admitting… it’s worse than he’s saying.’ Except it’s exactly as bad as he’s saying because he’s being honest about his health and putting his family first in a new interview with Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts.
‘I scared a lot of people. I scared myself,’ Cannon said. Asked ‘WUT?’ he explained his ailment: ‘The technical term is lupus nephritis. It’s a rare form of lupus that’s just attacking my kidneys. They thought it was just kidney disease and then they were trying to figure out why my immune system was attacking my kidneys and that was sort of the root of it all. My kidneys were in tip-top shape but I started to feel pain again. And because of my schedule and everything, I had a few blood clots in my lungs which then affected my heart as well. A lot of people have passed away from that, and the doctor said, luckily I was in such great shape and taking care of myself, because a lot of people have been taken down by it.’ Cannon has since quit his radio show: ‘I have been ordered to sleep at least six hours a night. They say rest is probably the best medicine. I’m dealing with it. I’m not used to the medicines, but I feel like I’m starting to figure out a lot of holistic ways, meditation and stuff to get through it … the diet is the worst part. I can’t have any fast food anymore… no Happy Meals, nothing.’
