Solange Knowles revealed that she suffers from multiple autoimmune disorders, including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), which affect her health.
The Cranes In The Sky singer, 38, commented on her friend, musician Shaun Ross, 33,’s Instagram video in which he spoke candidly about having POTS as a result of long COVID.
‘Sending you so much love and strength, Shaun and to everyone in the comments struggling with the debilitating, confusing, and lonely symptoms of POTS!’ Beyoncé’s sister wrote in a comment.
“I was diagnosed with POTS, Sjogrens, and MCAS in 2018 and I really relate to not wanting your health to be your identity,” added Solange, whose name comes from a book her mother was reading while she was pregnant.
Solange mentioned International Dysautonomiaa nonprofit organization that “seeks to improve the lives of people living with autonomic nervous system disorders,” in his commentary.
Solange Knowles revealed that she is suffering from multiple health complications as a result of Long COVID. Seen here in May 2024.
She continued: ‘The good people at @dysautonomiaintl were truly an incredible resource for me and I feel so grateful for the Spoonie community for holding me up during my times of complete uncertainty!’
A Spoonie is someone who suffers from chronic illnesses and disabilities and uses spoons as a measure of how they feel.
‘Sending you lots of love!’ he concluded.
Ross responded to Solange, mentioning that he has known her for most of his life.
‘Thank you very much Solange. “You’ve known me since I was a teenager and you know how energetic I can be,” he began his response.
‘This definitely changed my entire perspective on many attempts to navigate this completely. I appreciate you very much. Sending you love .’
POTS can be especially debilitating as it causes an abnormally high heart rate and dizziness when moving from a lying to sitting or sitting to standing position, or any time the heart rate rises.
Sjogren’s syndrome, on the other hand, causes extreme dryness of the eyes and mouth because the body’s moisture-producing glands are being attacked by the immune system,’ according to the Mayo Clinic.
With MCAS, the body’s white blood cells “inappropriately and excessively release chemical mediators, such as histamine, resulting in a variety of chronic symptoms, sometimes including anaphylaxis or near-anaphylaxis attacks.”
MCAS creates problems with ‘the skin, gastrointestinal tract, heart, respiratory and neurological systems,’ according to the National Institute of Health.
Solange canceled a pair of performances in 2017, citing a “medical condition” at the time.
This coincides with the time when he began to receive a diagnosis of his conditions.
Beyoncé’s sister, 38, commented on musician Shaun Ross’, 33, Instagram post in which he spoke candidly about having POTS as a result of long COVID.
‘Sending you so much love and strength, Shaun and to everyone in the comments struggling with the debilitating, confusing and lonely symptoms of POTS!’ Solange wrote. Seen here in 2023
“I was diagnosed with POTS, Sjogrens and Mcas in 2018 and I really relate to not wanting your health to be your identity,” she wrote. Seen here with Beyonce at the 2018 Coachella Festival.
“The good people at @dysautonomiaintl were truly an incredible resource for me and I am so grateful for the Spoonie community,” she wrote. Seen here in New York City in May 2024.
Ross’ caption in his video talks about his own journey with POTS and how he’s handling it.
“I’ve been putting off making this video for some time, but I wanted to share it in the hopes that it can help someone else going through a similar situation,” he began.
‘This is not a sympathy message or anything like that, just me simply sharing my journey with long COVID and what life is like today.
“I get tons of comments from people I know and people I don’t about my appearance and weight gain, so I wanted to take the time to talk about my experience with POTS syndrome as a result of long COVID.”