A Sick Life: TLC 'n Me: Stories from On and Off the Stage

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A candid memoir of fame, strength, family, and friendship from the lead singer of TLC

As the lead singer of Grammy-winning supergroup TLC, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins has seen phenomenal fame, success, and critical acclaim. But backstage, she has lived a dual life. In addition to the balancing act of juggling an all-consuming music career and her family, Tionne has struggled her whole life with sickle-cell disease—a debilitating and incurable condition that can render her unable to perform, walk, or even breathe.

A Sick Life chronicles Tionne’s journey from a sickly young girl in Des Moines who was told she wouldn’t live to see 30 through her teen years in Atlanta to how she broke into the music scene and became the superstar musician and sickle-cell disease advocate she is today. Through Tionne’s tough, funny, tell-it-like-it-is voice, she shares how she found the inner strength, grit, and determination to live her dream, despite her often unpredictable and debilitating health issues. She dives deep into never-before-told TLC stories, including accounts of her friendship with Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes and her tragic death. Tionne’s unvarnished discussion of her remarkable life, disease, unending strength, and ability to power through the odds offers a story like no other.

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4.8
95 reviews
A Google user
November 6, 2017
It really hit home with me simply because I'm a mother of two children with Sickle Cell disease. On top of that I've always been a big fan of TLC & they all have been an inspiration too me especially T-Boz. Knowing her story & seeing her struggle with her sickness on scene made me stronger as a single mother raising two children w/SCD & having no knowledge but what I looked up. Thanks! T-Boz & continue to keep God first in all you do.
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aisha williams
December 27, 2022
I have sicklecell ss and most of the hospital, Dr, and nurses, stories that tboz experienced. I have been through similar situations. if I was to write my own book of my journey dealing with sicklecell it would honestly be so close to her stories. I, like the rest of us sicklers look up to tboz cause we watched her do things simple as dancing and admired her. to be able to watch someone famous give sicklecell the middle finger was awesome. I thank her for encouraging us all to just give sicklecell the middle finger.
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Mr. O
November 7, 2023
The 'T' in TLC pours her heart into every page. She's been through so much and such a hero to be with us today. Loved all the TLC anecdotese we never heard beforehand. A must read for all TLC and T-Boz fans alike.
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About the author

Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins is the lead singer of the bestselling female group TLC, known for their singles, “Waterfalls,” “No Scrubs,” “Creep,” and “Unpretty,” which all charted #1 on Billboard. Tionne is a national spokesperson for sickle-cell disease. She lives in Los Angeles with her daughter, Chase, and son, Chance.

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