Muni Long Gets Double Lung Transplant, One-Week Prognosis

Grammy-winning singer Muni Long has revealed she underwent an emergency double lung transplant after doctors told her she had only one week to live. The 37-year-old artist, who has lived with lupus since 2014, detailed her harrowing health crisis in an interview that aired on Tuesday, June 23.

Long’s condition deteriorated severely last fall while she was an opening act on Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” tour. She contracted pneumonia while performing in the cold Northeast, which she said is particularly dangerous for someone with an autoimmune disease. Despite briefly stepping away, she returned to the tour before her health collapsed. By her final show, she was only able to perform two songs.

After returning home for Thanksgiving, Long woke up in the hospital. A team of specialists delivered a stark ultimatum: she needed a transplant to survive. When she asked how long she had to live without the surgery, they told her one week. Long recalled her shock, saying her “jaw dropped” at the prognosis. The doctors emphasized the gravity of the choice, presenting her with the options of entering hospice or receiving new lungs.

Faced with that decision, Long admitted her initial...