Nick Cannon Comes Clean on Kidney Disease
Wed, Jan 18, 2012
Nick Cannon’s come clean on what really happened when he was hospitalized earlier this month with “mild kidney failure,” as his wife Mariah Carey put it.
“They thought it was kidney stones … then a kidney infection,” Cannon said on his New York-based 92.3 NOW radio show. “They found out my kidneys weren’t functioning well.” He added, “We didn’t want to say ‘kidney failure’ so people would think I gotta get new kidneys and Gary Coleman and all that stuff, so we said ‘mild kidney failure.’ ”
Now he’s drinking a lot of water and has a “couple more procedures” to go through. “Overall, I’m good,” he said. “I’m feeling 100 percent.”
Cannon was chatting with his soon-to-be “America’s Got Talent” cohort Howard Stern, who also broadcasted the conversation to his SiriusXM listeners. Stern made Cannon get candid about his pop star wife.
“Especially though this entire process, we’ve become so much closer,” he said. “I even got a chance to see a different side of my wife where she became so nurturing. I’m in debt to her forever.”
Cannon was initially hospitalized in Aspen, Colo., on Jan. 4. He was later moved to a Los Angeles hospital.
Source: ABC News






January 18th, 2012 at 7:30 am
he didn’t have to reveal this but getting infront of it was smart and thankfully he’s fine now
January 18th, 2012 at 7:55 am
i agree courtney . he got it out so people can stop speculating .
January 18th, 2012 at 8:20 am
And also so the tabloids couldnt embellish, which they would have upon hearing he was hospitalized. They still might despite the fact that Nick has been forthcoming, but people will know the tabloids are just sensationalizing for sales.
January 18th, 2012 at 9:00 am
I think Nick wanted to share the truth with his true fans who were worried. Also, I hope that he slows down and gets the proper rest he needs so that he can be around to help raise those beautiful babies and be with his dream girl. He and Mariah are a beautiful couple, so lets continue to pray that his future tests will come out fine as well.