Respect Authority

Toni Braxton was kicked off Dancing with the Stars last night, much to the dismay of anyone who actually watches that show AND happens to care about the well-being of Toni Braxton. 

But more importantly, who knew that Braxton had coronary microvascular angina? Once again, I suppose this might be common knowledge for people who still follow her career, or ever did, but I remember catching no wind of this when Braxton was sining hits that include “Unbreak My Heart” and “How Could an Angel Break My Heart?” and “Another Sad Love Song.” (Literally, that’s the name of a song. It was the route I would have taken for a joke, but I didn’t even need to!) 

Moreover, who even knows what coronary microvascular angina is? I didn’t! But, according to my research (ten minutes of concentrated Google searching), Braxton came down with the heart disease, which limits blood flow to the heart, only recently. However, it’s not her first experience with heart problems. In 2004, Braxton suffered from pericarditis, inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart. 

No wonder Braxon sings so much about broken hearts. Hers really is.