Queen Latifah Opened Up About Being a Caregiver for Her Late Mother: ‘I Would Just Want to Fall Apart’.

Queen Latifah is raising awareness for the plight of caregivers—those who selflessly put their lives on hold to tend to a loved one in need. The actress herself played the role when her late mother, Rita Owens, was diagnosed with Scleroderma-associated Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), and although the actress loved her mother deeply, she recently admitted to Self that it was no easy job.

Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease that affects connective tissue by producing too much collagen, and in some cases—like Owens’—can cause scarring of the lungs also known as ILD. The scarring is irreparable, according to Mayo Clinic, and can lead to high blood pressure, heart failure, and respiratory failure.

To help spread this message and to give the public a glimpse into what she endured with Owens, who died in 2018, Latifah appears in Beyond Breathless, a documentary about individuals’ experiences with LID. The project is one she knew her mom would’ve wanted to be a part of.

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Beyond Breathless aired on A&E, but you can also watch it on YouTube.