Me neither, but apparently in 2006 she underwent a 7 hour surgery to have it removed from her brain stem. T-Boz told People Magazine that the tumor was the size of a grapefruit and left her deaf and blind for several months.



T-Boz recently revealed to People magazine that she battled a brain tumor for three years. Who knew…

T-Boz says she battled her tumor secretly because she didn’t want any pity from people who could be helping or paying attention to other people with bigger issues. She even failed to talk about her brain tumor while participating on Celebrity Apprentic which we’re sure would have earned her major pity votes, but that’s besides the point.


T-Boz underwent a 7 hour surgery in 2006, which involved the doctor peeling the tumor from the brain stem by making a cut behind her ear. T-Boz is staying in high spirits and says it will take a lot more than a tumor to stop her. Got to love her determination; hope something good comes her way.

T-Boz was my favorite out of the TLC group, who was your favorite?

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WOW! I didn't know that...

She appears 2 be winning the battle.
Good 4 her.

Yeah, it was in the news a couple of weeks ago. She hid the fact of it all, which isn't surprising on a couple of levels....because Tionne is Tionne; she also hid her Sickle Cell Anemia for years too. Glad she's okay.

Boy she's had some tough breaks but she continues to persevere. Good for her.

ernestsewell said:

Girl is a fighter for real...always has been. TLC will always be my favorite girl group and not just because of their music, but because they were some strong and real women.

estelle81 said:

She is a domestic abuse survivor as well! Mack 10 used to use her
as a punching bag when they were married. I am glad she is or has recovered from the tumor.

Lisa Lopes was my favorite TLC member.

R.I.P

Damn this is a shocker but I'm so glad she's still with us and in good health now

SCNDLS said:

cosign!

I love them all...great women! T-Boz has always been an inspiration and strong and real. I love Chilli too. And I miss Lisa, she was a real deep woman.

Between TLC and Aaliyah, my heart was broke.

i think I may have heard about this somewhere

but other wise I wish her all the best

she;s been thru alot, i wish her the best

I knew.

i remember her having sickle cell, but i hadn't heard about this . lefteye was my favorite , but they was all fine as fook to me

Glad she kept it out of the spotlight.
The media would've just made it worse.

Wow! I didn't know this. She's been through so much, she's a true survivor.

As someone who has been battling Sickle-Cell Anemia all my life, I'm definitely rooting for Tionne. She was definitely sort of a role model for me, even though I'm a young man. Hearing about her going through the same struggles I went and still go through was definitely encouraging. When I was young, even now I feel like noone knows what I'm going through.

Hearing about her inspired me. Here's a woman who was when I was growing up was a member of the biggest group in the world at the time. She had me thinking that I could accomplish anything even my wildest dreams. My illness isn't an excuse for me not trying.

I love her and hearing about her latest illness makes me sad, but I know Tionne's a fighter and she'll beat this!!!

My cousin has a sickle anemia but inspite of having to have a hip replacement and spending months on end in hospital over the years, he is still well. He is married with two children.

yeah good for her. Gosh she's been through so much!!

Paris9748430 said:

I give to a Sickle Cell foundation in California. I don't have it but someone I'm close to has it, so it's close to my heart. I pray they find a cure for this.

blessedk said:

I've an an extremely rough summer being in and out of the hospital since July.

My uncle has it, too. So my family's well familiar with how awful it is.

Paris9748430 said:

I know with the extreme weather it can be very difficult. I'm praying for you.

PurpleGstring said:

True. Never cared for that dude anyway.
I'm definitely pulling for her.

blessedk said:

Actually, the weather wasn't that extreme this summer. So, that wasn't a factor.

It was all my other health problems caused by my Sickle Cell that was the reason for my Cruel Summer, so to speak.