May 26, 2009
Natalie Cole has been discharged from the hospital five days after undergoing a kidney transplant. Cole headed home on Sunday to continue her recovery. The Grammy winner, 59, planned to attend a private family memorial service on Monday for her sister Carol “Cookie” Cole, who passed away following a battle with lung cancer the same day Natalie received her life-saving organ transplant. “Natalie is continuing to do well under the circumstances,” says her rep. In a tragic turn of events, Cole, who had been undergoing dialysis three times a week following complications from treatment for hepatitis C (now in remission), got the call that a donor organ was available while she was holding vigil at her ailing sister’s bedside. source
November 29, 2008
Natalie Cole is a fighter. 
Natalie Cole, 58, says she’s a “warrior” in her battle against hepatitis C. She hasn’t thrown in the towel on her career and she’s giving life everything she has. The acclaimed singer “gets real” with Jet magazine and opens up about being diagnosed with hepatitis C as well as how she’s coping with kidney failure. “I hope nobody I know gets it. I hope they find a cure,” she said.
Despite her illness, Cole says she still wants to look her best at all times. “Honey, I can’t be looking sick and be looking bad. Some things are not acceptable. You got to roll with it,” she said, while laughing.
September 19, 2008
Natalie Cole, 58, is in a New York City hospital. She recently announced that she had Hepatitis C.
“She was doing press in New York last week when she got really sick due to chemotherapy she was undergoing to treat her hepatitis. She got anemia from the treatment.”
July 16, 2008
Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with hepatitis C a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood. The disease was recently discovered through a routine exam and is probably the result of years of drug abuse.
Heres her statement: “I’ve been so fortunate to have learned so much from my past experiences,” said Cole. “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.”
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