Nick Cannon says he's a 'lupus warrior' as he undergoes blood treatment: ... trends now
Nick Cannon took to social media Tuesday to share an image from a medical treatment he underwent amid his ongoing battle with the autoimmune disease lupus.
'Constant reminder that health is the real wealth!!!' the Masked Singer host, 43, said in the post, adding the hashtag #lupuswarrior.
Cannon - who had a busy Easter Sunday on March 31 as he visited all 12 of his children he shares with six separate women - shared an image as he underwent bloodwork amid his longtime handling of the ailment.
Lupus, according to the Mayo Clinic, 'is a disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs.'
The clinic said that 'inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems - including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs;' and 'while there's no cure for lupus, treatments can help control symptoms.'
Nick Cannon, 43, shared an image Tuesday from a medical treatment he underwent amid his ongoing battle with the autoimmune disease lupus. Pictured earlier this month in LA
The San Diego native shared an image as he underwent bloodwork amid his health battle
The San Diego native, who first publicly revealed the health battle in January of 2012, aired a segment on The Nick Cannon Show in January 2022 which showed him speaking with doctors and changing his diet and routines to combat the ailment.
Cannon, who's also been seen on Wild 'n Out and America's Got Talent, introduced the clip in explaining how his diagnosis came to be.
'Ten years ago, I experienced a sudden and mysterious illness that almost took my life; at the time, I had no idea it was lupus,' he said in the segment.
Cannon continued, 'I always have to have a camera on ... so I would literally open up my phone, grab my camera and I would talk to the camera, and I documented the
