Essence online is reporting when Latifah, real name Dana Owens, learned of her mother’s illness, it “…was the last thing we expected, but she passed out in school one day. You know, she was a high school teacher, and she kinda took a dive one day. Initially, it was shock and fear, and then it was like, ‘Ok. What do we do?'” says the Golden Globe Award winner.
Recently, to bring awareness, Queen Latifah and her mother worked together on a campaign on rising above heart failure called “What the HF”.
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