Overview
- Nivea disclosed on Cadillac Chronicles that she was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year and has been receiving treatment for several months, a revelation made public on Tuesday.
- She told the interviewer that treatment is going well and that she expects her progress to continue, but she did not specify the type or stage of leukemia.
- The singer said the diagnosis has changed her perspective, she credits her faith for carrying her through treatment, and she is focusing on gratitude and her four children.
- Amid recovery, Nivea said she is back to making music and has enrolled in audio-engineering studies to learn mixing and engineering skills.
- The update comes from Nivea’s own interview and outlets reporting on that appearance; the coverage places the news in the context of her early-2000s R&B career and public ties to Lil Wayne and The-Dream.