# @nbcblk on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgxoThgvxn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19234987-nbcblk-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-12-07T21:45:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC BLK (@nbcblk) — https://gondola.cc/nbcblk

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#QueenLatifah is opening up about her mother’s illness and loss.

The actress and musician discussed Wednesday her mother’s battle with interstitial lung disease, a group of chronic lung disorders that involves the scarring of lung tissue, on the “TODAY” show. Her mother, Rita Owens, died two years ago of scleroderma, an autoimmune disease in which the condition is common, which has no cure.

It was, “something that affected my mom who was otherwise a totally healthy person,” she said. “It kind of came out of nowhere, it felt.”

QueenLatifah's latest project, “#BeyondBreathless,” a new documentary focused on people affected by #ILD, features her mother's story. She said she hopes it will educate people about the illness. Tap the link in our bio to read more.

📸 Michael Kovac / Getty Images for Lifetime file

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ild, queenlatifah, beyondbreathless

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