…complications from the disease. Patti was also diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1994.
BDO: How is it dealing with diabetes? What is the biggest hurdle you have to get over?
Patti: I was able to get off some medications due me changing my diet and lifestyle, but its still something that I think about each and every day. I believe in everything in moderation, so now I just have one chicken leg instead of having three or four pieces. That’s my little guilty pleasure that I give to myself
BDO: If you could tell three things to the next generation of young black women what would it be?
Patti: Class goes a long way. We need to get back to that. Get back to women having a certain level of class about them. We don’t see that much nowadays like we used to. I miss that about this generation of young women.
BDO: What’s next for Patti?
Patti: From events with Dancing With the Stars, concerts, tours, I’m definitely keeping busy. God has blessed me with the opportunity to share with the world and I love it. I’m proud of my son and what he has become and just thankful for years past and whatever God has planned for me.
(*Raises a glass*) Here’s to you Patti. Wishing you many, many more birthdays.
Patti LaBelle: Just Gets Better With Time was originally published on blackdoctor.org