Singer Natalie Cole, daughter of legendary singer Nat King Cole, appeared on a CNN talk show Tuesday 31 March to discuss her long battle with drug abuse and hepatitis C. Intensive chemotherapy caused both of Cole’s kidneys to fail and she is now on dialysis three times a week. On airing the show, CNN studios received a flood of emails from people offering to donate a kidney should they turn out to be a match. CNN
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News story, GenevaLunch, 1 April 2009.
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Tags: chemotherapy, CNN, cocaine, dialysis, donate, drug abuse, Hepatitis C, heroin, kidney, Larry King Live, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, singer
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