rammy-nominated singer and songwriter, Halsey, shared a big news update regarding her health—and her music—on Wednesday. The electric pop singer took to herIn a series of recent Instagram posts announcing her health update, Halsey also teased a new album, expected to detail the last two years she’s been privately healing. “Long story short, I’m lucky to be alive,” the singer wrote in the caption of the post, which has now garnered over 360,000 likes.
Halsey confirmed that illness she has been getting treatment for is Lupus SLE, a chronic autoimmune disease, and t-cell lymphoproliferative disorder, a rare group of lymphoid tumors. While Lupus is fairly uncommon, Halsey isn't the first celebrity to be diagnosed with the disease—Seal, Selena Gomez, and Lady Gaga have also been public about their personal struggles with Lupus.
Lupus is a chronic illness and autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation and pain in your entire body and affects an esstimated 1.5 million Americans, per theHalsey’s other diagnosis, t-cell lymphoproliferative disorder, is a rare and serious condition. Lymphoproliferative disorders are a group of diseases that cause an uncontrolled production of white blood cells, according to the .