Nick Cannon talks about Lupus and Getting Healthy [VIDEO]

Nick Cannon tells Robin Roberts of ABC’s Good Morning America, "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.” Nick also shares that he was getting about 2 to 3 hours of sleep a night before he gave up his radio show on New York's NOW 92.3.

Celebrity Nick Cannon revealed Monday that he has an autoimmune disease called lupus nephritis.

CNN - “It’s a rare form of lupus that’s just attacking my kidneys,” Cannon told ABC’s "Good Morning America."  “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.”


Like many autoimmune diseases, lupus is a mystifying condition. It's often hard to diagnose because of its vague and varying symptoms. It can affect any part of your body such as joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood or brain. Read more at CNN