EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Cole's Sisters Open Up About Their Last Days With the Legendary Singer, Following Natalie Cole's death, ET sat down with her sisters Timolin and Casey, who appear why their sister suffered in secret.
The allegorical accompanist was active with bloom issues for years afore dying from congestive affection abortion on Dec. 31 in a Los Angeles hospital, but kept bashful about her illnesses. Casey told ET that Natalie admired her aloofness and didn't wish to draw too abundant attention.
"She was actual careful of her ancestors and her abutting friends, and I don't anticipate that she capital humans to alpha activity apologetic for her," Casey said. "She absolutely anticipation and prayed that she would affected this."
The "Unforgettable" accompanist wowed the apple with her talent, acceptable assorted GRAMMYs in her career, but she aswell had a drug-addled past. In 2007, she was diagnosed with Hepatitis C and had a branch displace in 2009.
Following the branch transplant, Natalie began to acquaintance complications with her affection and her ancestors told ET that they knew this Christmas would be her last.
"When we came to the hospital and spent Christmas Eve with her it was a godsend," Timolin said. "We were actual adored and beholden to absorb that actual appropriate day with her that she loved. It was her admired time of year."
Natalie is survived by her 38-year-old son, Robert Yancy, who Timolin says was "very close" to his mom.
"He is accepting a harder time," she said. "I anticipate it's traveling to be a process."
Natalie's ancestors is befitting her spirit animate through the Nat King Cole Generation Hope organization, which provides music apprenticeship to accouchement in need.
Former ET host Mary Hart helped bethink Natalie by absorption on the time she spent with her in 2008, if Natalie was still in charge of a new kidney.
"I'm a survivor," Natalie said at the time. "I don't apperceive area I absolutely got it from, but I just don't accept in giving up until the fat adult sings, and the fat adult hasn't articulate yet."
The allegorical accompanist was active with bloom issues for years afore dying from congestive affection abortion on Dec. 31 in a Los Angeles hospital, but kept bashful about her illnesses. Casey told ET that Natalie admired her aloofness and didn't wish to draw too abundant attention.
"She was actual careful of her ancestors and her abutting friends, and I don't anticipate that she capital humans to alpha activity apologetic for her," Casey said. "She absolutely anticipation and prayed that she would affected this."
The "Unforgettable" accompanist wowed the apple with her talent, acceptable assorted GRAMMYs in her career, but she aswell had a drug-addled past. In 2007, she was diagnosed with Hepatitis C and had a branch displace in 2009.
Following the branch transplant, Natalie began to acquaintance complications with her affection and her ancestors told ET that they knew this Christmas would be her last.
"When we came to the hospital and spent Christmas Eve with her it was a godsend," Timolin said. "We were actual adored and beholden to absorb that actual appropriate day with her that she loved. It was her admired time of year."
Natalie is survived by her 38-year-old son, Robert Yancy, who Timolin says was "very close" to his mom.
"He is accepting a harder time," she said. "I anticipate it's traveling to be a process."
Natalie's ancestors is befitting her spirit animate through the Nat King Cole Generation Hope organization, which provides music apprenticeship to accouchement in need.
Former ET host Mary Hart helped bethink Natalie by absorption on the time she spent with her in 2008, if Natalie was still in charge of a new kidney.
"I'm a survivor," Natalie said at the time. "I don't apperceive area I absolutely got it from, but I just don't accept in giving up until the fat adult sings, and the fat adult hasn't articulate yet."
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