Halsey Doesn't Hold Back In Sad Health Update

Health battle So what's going on with Halsey? Turns out,   she's been in a major health battle  for longer than any of us realized. On June 4, Halsey released "The End" — the first  single from her upcoming album. In the song,   she describes going to the doctor and receiving  treatment, with one line of the lyrics reading: "And there's poison in my brain and in my blood." Accompanying this, she posted a series of  videos on Instagram — three of which depict   the startling truth behind the lyrics. In one of  the videos, she can be seen massaging her legs,   saying she feels like an "old lady." In another,  she can be seen hooked up to an IV in a clinic. "Today is day one…of treatment." The last video in the series is  a montage of short clips that   show her receiving said treatment over an  unspecified period of time. In the caption,   she tagged the accounts of the Lupus Research  Alliance and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The next day, the singer officially revealed  that she was diagnosed with lupus SLE and a   rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder in  2022. She said she will have to live with   both conditions for the rest of her life,  even though she's currently in remission.   After thanking her doctors for helping her get  both conditions under control, she continued: "After 2 years, I'm feeling better and I'm more  grateful than ever to have music to turn to. I   can't wait to get back where I belong: With you  all [...] Singing and screaming my heart out." Lupus So what exactly is lupus? It's an autoimmune  disease where the immune system believes healthy   cells are foreign and begins to attack them.  SLE — or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus — is the   most common form of the disease and can cause  inflammation in the organs. This inflammation   can cause joint pain and swelling in the  limbs, and people might also experience   symptoms such as heavy fatigue and a low-grade  fever. About half of people with SLE develop   a butterfly-shaped skin rash, and others  might experience weight loss or hair loss. There is no cure for the disease, so those  who suffer from it can only receive treatment   to control their symptoms. Treatments for  mild cases of SLE often include nonsteroidal   anti-inflammatory drugs — commonly referred to as  NSAIDs — or corticosteroid treatments. People with   severe cases of SLE might need blood thinners  or medicines that suppress their immune system. What about her lymphoproliferative disorder? Your  immune system has a host of white blood cells that   lymphoproliferative disorder battle disease and infection. One type of white  blood cell is a lymphocyte, and you have two kinds   of lymphocytes. Antibodies produced by B cells  knock down foreign substances that can make you   sick, and T cells destroy your own cells that  have been compromised by a virus or cancer. A T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder  occurs when your body has too many of   these T cells. The National Cancer Institute  says treating these disorders is similar to   cancer treatments such as chemotherapy.  Based on the video Halsey shared,   this looks to be the type of  treatment she's going through. Some types of T-cell disorders include  certain kinds of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma   or leukemia. According to the  Johns Hopkins Lupus Center,   people with lupus have a high risk of  developing lymphoma and other cancers. lucky This news, of course, elicited a flurry of  support from her fans. But after she dropped   her second single, "Lucky", the support was  quickly overshadowed by controversy. Halsey   reportedly found herself on the receiving end of  backlash from fans following the song's debut,   which may have to do with pop star Britney Spears'  initial reaction. As Variety reports, Spears   shared on X how being depicted as a "superficial  pop star" in the video — which took inspiration   from her 2000 single of the same name — made her  feel, quote, "harassed, violated and bullied."   However, Spears quickly deleted the tweet,  which she claimed was posted by someone else. In response, Halsey lamented  in a post on her Tumblr page: "My own fans are hands down meaner to me  than any other people on the planet. Not   speaking for all of you, of course. But  it used to be just a minority that were   awful to me and now it seems like  a majority have only stuck around   to chime in occasionally with their opinion  of how much they hate me or how awful I am."