Posted on 04/08/2008 3:33:41 PM PDT by cdchik123
Entertainer Toni Braxton canceled her Las Vegas show for one night after being hospitalized overnight with chest pains, hotel officials said.
The 40-year-old Grammy winner spent Monday night at a Las Vegas hospital and was expected to be released Tuesday after precautionary tests, Flamingo Las Vegas hotel-casino and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. spokeswoman Deanna Pettit said.
The cause of the chest pain was not immediately known. But Pettit said Braxton has been treated in the past for pericarditis, a viral inflammation of the heart.
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Prayers for a talented lady!!
Wow...She’s 40? Boy, am I getting old..........
I wish her well.
What stunningly beautiful, talented woman. Hope she is OK.
Wow. All her taste is in her mouth.
I dunno, I think she has *excellent* fashion sense.
[edit] Early life and career
Born in Severn, Maryland, Braxton is the oldest of six children. She attended elementary school at Quarterfield Elementary School,[citation needed] and middle school at Corkran Middle School in Glen Burnie, Maryland.[citation needed] She also attended Glen Burnie High School in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Her father was a clergyman, and the Braxton children were raised in a strict religious household.[1] Braxton’s first performing experience was singing in her church choir.[1] She attended Bowie State University to obtain a teaching degree but decided to pursue a musical career.
Let me make a guess... she’s suffering from “dehydration”.
Apparently no other species in the world (other than celebrities) suffer from “dehydration”. So silly.
Hopefully they don’t need to Un-break her heart again.
Totally hot. I would hit that!
What is a ‘Toni Braxton’?
Glen Burnie, MD is also famous for the “House of Pain” aka the MVA (Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration) So something good can come out of Glen Burnie, but it hardly makes up for the “Failure to have proof of insurance” letters.
Performers can be prone to dehydration because they:
1. tend to be intense types and will push themselves to perform even if they aren’t feeling 100 percent.
2. do a long set of dancing and moving each night under hot conditions.
3. Do a lot of plane travel. It’s easy to forget to drink enough on long flights.
If an ordinary person with common sense gets an intestinal bug (which can be dehydrating), they might drink plenty of liquids and get some rest. A celebrity performer would be more likely to take something for the problem, take a plane flight,a nd try to gut out a two hour show. It’s a recipe for dehydration.
Definition of a “Toni Braxton”: Diva singer that always spends more than she makes and prone to histrionics and cancelled performances. Currently performing in Vegas to pay off her longterm debts (see defintion of a “Celine Dion” for reference), but will very likely be more in debt when she leaves. Various suggar daddies have tried to pacify her addiction for designer clothing and accessories (see bling-itis), but have found themselves driven to financial ruin and kicked to curb once bankroll is expended.
Well, I know, I’m really just being silly myself, but it still cracks me up!
I played football at a very high and very intense level many years ago (along with many, many others) in tremendous heat and never got “dehydrated”.
I (along with many, many others) still run about 30 tough miles a week, ride my road or mountain bike up precariously steep hills quite often still, perform other strenuous exercise on a regular basis, and work 8-10 hours a day at a stressful job, and I never get “dehydrated”.
I can honestly say I just drink plenty of water before I exercise and when I get thirsty.
So it makes me giggle when I hear of another celebrity being hospitalized for “dehydration” (not that little Toni has yet.) I’m sure it’s typically a euphemism for some other unstated ailment that’s really none of my business!
Peace out.
from dlisted.com
Toni suffers from pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart. She found out about her condition while she was pregnant with her second son. She became a spokeswoman for the American Heart Association this year.
It may be a euphemism, but who knows? It’s also very likely that you have far more sense when it comes to avoiding dehydration than most celebrities.
Some of the time, I bet it’s a euphemism. Other times, I bet it’s real. I confess I was taken to the ER for dehyrdation last year, so I know how it can sneak up on you. (In my case, it was a long flight, followed by a hike the next day, followed by a work out in a very hot gym the next day. Very stupid of me not to drink enough water, but I learned from the experience.)
I think she needs a hug..coincidentally I need a hug as well. I wonder if the wife would mind a group hug.
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