Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins

format_quote "A role model can teach you to love and respect yourself."

stars  In 2017, she published a book titled A Sick Life: TLC ‘n Me: Stories from On and Off the Stage.

stars  In January 2013, when she released her first solo track (titled Champion) in more than 15 years, she announced that the proceeds would go to charities that help raise awareness for people suffering from blood conditions. She has also served as a spokesperson for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.

stars  The operation was successful but she had suffered a 3% loss of hearing in her right ear and paralysis on the right side of her face. She had spent more than 3 years in rehab post the surgery. Partly due to medical bills, she filed for bankruptcy in February 2011 and then again in October 2011.

stars  Due to the possibility of encountering life-threatening complications related to her affliction with sickle cell anemia, many surgeons were unwilling to perform surgery on her. She had eventually undergone surgery to remove the tumor at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.

stars  In October 2009, she revealed that she had secretly battled a potentially fatal brain tumor since March 2006. It was a grape-sized acoustic neuroma on her vestibular nerve that had affected her balance, weight, hearing, sight, and facial movement.