Natalie Cole contracts the liver disease Hepatitis C

"I've been so fortunate to have learned so much from my past experience," said Natalie. "I am embraced by the love and support of my family and friends; I am committed to my belief in myself and in my abiding faith to meet this challenge with a heartfelt optimism and determination. This is how I intend to deal with this current challenge in my life." Her doctor says that Natalie has had a "terrific response to her medication and is now virus negative." Dr. Graham Woolf also states, "This gives her an increased chance of cure."

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