Grammy-winning singer underwent double lung transplant after doctors gave her 1 week to live

Muni Long shockingly revealed that she underwent a double lung transplant aft doctors told her she only had 1 week to live.

The Grammy winner, 37, opened up astir nan commencement of her wellness woes, which occurred erstwhile she was connected nan roadworthy for Brandy and Monica’s 2025 The Boy Is Mine Tour. 

“I should person ne'er taken that tour,” she shared connected Tuesday’s section of “Good Morning America.” “But location was truthful overmuch going connected successful my life wherever I had to do it.”

Long, who was antecedently diagnosed pinch Lupus, recalled really she became sick connected circuit pinch pneumonia and recalled really she “barely made it” done 2 songs during her last show earlier having to time off early.

The “Made For Me” songstress explained really she traveled location for nan Thanksgiving vacation and “woke up successful nan hospital” to doctors telling her she would request to person surgery.

“I knew for a really agelong clip that thing was wrong,” she said. “Every time I’m, like, spitting successful cups and coughing each nan time, trying to return each these medicines to conscionable get done nan day.”

“With this industry, you’re ever successful people’s faces,” Long continued. “So, I’m taking pictures, and I’m conscionable huffing and puffing for illustration I conscionable ran a marathon.”

While nan hitmaker initially felt amended astatine nan hospital, she was past told by aesculapian professionals that she had 1 week near to live.

“My jaw dropped,” she said. “Literally. I was like, ‘That’s rude.’ But they were benignant of like, ‘Hey, this is not a joke. You request to make a choice. You tin either spell to hospice aliases you tin get these lungs.'”

Long initially hesitated pinch her first thought being astir her voice.

“But past I look astatine my son,” she said, referring to her 3-year-old son, Tatum, whom she shares pinch her ex-husband, Raysean Hairston.

“And I deliberation astir really overmuch much life that I person to live. Quality of life was first. I can’t singing if I’m not here,” nan “Make Me Forget” vocalist continued.

Six months aft undergoing surgery, Long said she’s doing good and experiencing nary symptoms aliases infections.

Long had a connection for those who mightiness find themselves successful a akin situation, admitting that she “did not speak up for herself” erstwhile it came to her superior wellness issues.

“Lupus disproportionally affects Black women, who are conscionable expected to show up and beryllium everything for everybody,” she noted. “Don’t put yourself connected nan backmost burner for everyone else.”

“You request to attraction connected you,” she continued. “You request to move into yourself. Don’t beryllium acrophobic to opportunity no.”