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Toni Braxton never imagined that the lyrics to her most famous song would
come true or that a serious medical condition would put her name on another
set of charts.
Three years ago this September, while performing the title role of
Aida on Broadway, Grammy award-winner Toni Braxton experienced a truly
life-transforming event. I was changing costumes, about to do my big
number before intermission, and I m feeling really lightheaded, she
recalls. I didn t know what was wrong with me.
The next thing she remembers is waking up and being told she had passed
out.