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Roberta Flack is facing immoderate hard wellness challenges.
The "Killing Me Softy" singer's reps shared that she's been diagnosed with ALS—also known as Lou Gehrig's disease— which has taken her dependable away. The illness "has made it intolerable to sing and not casual to speak" for the 85-year-old her reps told the Associated Press connected Nov. 14.
"It volition instrumentality a batch much than ALS to soundlessness this icon," the connection continued. "Miss Flack plans to enactment progressive successful her philharmonic and originative pursuits. Her fortitude and joyful clasp of euphony that lifted her from humble circumstances to the planetary spotlight stay vibrant and inspired."
The "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" singer's reps besides stated that she was diagnosed with the disease in August and is presently receiving attraction successful the hospital. ALS is simply a degenerative illness that yet causes the nonaccomplishment of the quality to speak, eat, locomotion and breathe, according to The Mayo Clinic. There is nary cure for the disease.
Earlier this year, Flack revealed her plans to circuit again aft surviving a 2016 changeable and a conflict with COVID-19.
"The pandemic has kept astir of america disconnected the signifier for 2 years," she told People successful February. "I don't cognize what the adjacent 2 years volition hold, but I anticipation to spot my fans successful idiosyncratic sometime soon."
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Flack whitethorn not beryllium capable to sing to her fans successful person, but they will get to walk immoderate clip with her through her upcoming documentary, Roberta. It volition aerial arsenic portion of PBS' American Masters connected Jan. 24.
The Grammy winner is besides releasing children's publication astir her puerility successful Black Mountain, N.C. called The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music on Jan. 10.
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