Tisha Campbell Reveals She’s In Remission From Sarcoidosis — Says She Hasn’t Been Sick Since Duane Martin Divorce

Tisha Campbell recently opened up about how less stress showed major improvement in her health issues.

During a recent interview on The Mibo Show with Shanti Dias, the actress opened up about how her divorce from Duane Martin in 2020 coincided with her entering remission from sarcoidosis. “Everything helped. But I believe… I’m sorry, I have to tell the truth. I have been in remission for four years now. They can’t find it at the base of my brain at all. I haven’t gotten sick not one time,” she explained. “I was so scared to get COVID because I thought, if I get COVID, I’m going to die. Every cold took me to the hospital. Every sniffle. Allergies, it would just build up and I would get sick. But I have not been sick since I got a divorce.”

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After realizing the potential misinterpretation of her previous statement, the 55-year-old swiftly clarified by saying, “I don’t mean any harm,” followed by a laugh. She went on to explain, “But when you have any type of disorder or anything like that… stress is a killer. And it’s connected to your body!”

Since 2001, Campbell has been facing the challenges posed by the inflammatory disease, which triggers growth in the lungs, eyes, and lymph nodes, potentially resulting in organ damage. Her diagnosis with Stage 1 sarcoidosis occurred after giving birth to her son, Xen, during her time working on My Wife And Kids.

“I just could not breathe. It felt like an elephant was on my chest,” she recounted. At first, the Martin star thought she might have pneumonia. However, upon noticing “lesions” on her neck and arms, she decided to consult her doctor. Following a series of tests and a lung biopsy, she received her diagnosis.

The doctors warned her that they couldn’t allow the condition to advance. Yet, the steroids prescribed to assist with the treatment brought about their own issues. “The [steroids] bloat you, they make you very, very sick in other ways, with your insulin and all kinds of stuff. So I was pre-diabetic and it just kept getting worse,” Campbell elaborated.

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Upon the birth of her second son, Ezekiel, Campbell learned that her sarcoidosis had progressed to Stage 2. This development raised significant alarm, as comedian Bernie Mac had Stage 4 sarcoidosis and passed away due to complications from pneumonia.

“He had the worst kind. He would be in between scenes getting oxygen, and I just didn’t want to be that,” Campbell admitted. “I knew any type of stress adds on to any disease that you have. I just started working out really hard despite the fact that I could not breathe at all.”

Following the completion of her divorce in 2020, Campbell noticed a decrease in her symptoms. Campbell and Martin tied the knot in 1996, but she initiated divorce proceedings in 2018, citing instances of physical, mental, and emotional abuse during their marriage.

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