HEALTHGrammy Winner Muni Long Underwent Double Lung Transplant After Being Told She Had '1 Week' to Live
Muni Long revealed she had only a week to live.
June 24 2026, Updated 8:50 a.m. ET
Grammy winner Muni Long revealed the devastating prognosis that left her with just one week to live.
After wrapping up Brandy and Monica's The Boy Is Mine tour, Long returned home and later attended a Thanksgiving dinner in 2025.
However, she woke up in the hospital, and the doctors told her, "You can either go to hospice, or you can get these lungs."
Muni Long Regretted Going on The Boy Is Mine Tour
Muni Long was already diagnosed with lupus in 2014.
The "Made for Me" singer detailed her tough journey with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America on June 23.
"I should have never taken that tour. But there was so much going on in my life where I had to do it," she admitted.
The Grammy winner was already diagnosed with lupus — an autoimmune disease — in 2014.
She reflected on falling sick during the tour and suffering from pneumonia due to the cold Northeastern weather.
Muni Long Knew Something Was Wrong With Her
Muni Long was unwell before her hospitalization.
The singer told Roberts she could barely perform, saying she felt capable of finishing only two songs.
"I knew for a really long time that something was wrong. Every day I’m, like, spitting in cups and coughing all the time," she said before she was rushed to the hospital.
"Trying to take all these medicines to get through the day. With this industry, you’re always in people’s faces. So, I’m taking pictures, and I’m just huffing and puffing like I just ran a marathon," she added.
Muni Long Had Only 1 Week to Live
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Muni Long's jaw dropped at her doctor's prognosis.
Long admitted to feeling better after the hospital treatment, but was shocked by her doctor’s prognosis that she had only one week to live.
"My jaw dropped. Literally. I was like, 'That's rude.' But they were kind of like, 'This is not a joke. You need to make a choice,'" she recalled, after which they told her she could go to hospice or go through with the double lung transplant.
Long was hesitant about the procedure as she prioritized her career and her voice. However, this changed because of her son, whom she shares with ex-husband Raysean Hairston.
Muni Long Changed Her Thinking About Surgery Because of Her Son
Muni Long thought she cannot sing if she's not here.
The 37-year-old recalled that one look at her son took away her "ego" and "vanity."
"I think about how much more life that I have to live. Quality of life was first. I can't sing if I'm not here," she added.
Long went through with it six months ago and told Roberts that she is doing "fabulous" as she is asymptomatic with no infections. With regards to her voice, the singer scheduled an appointment for vocal surgery in August.
Muni Long Thinks Her Voice Is Better Now
Muni Long is asymptomatic and has no infections.
"My voice now is totally different. It's actually better, should I say? But I don't know that I can perform yet. They gave me six months to a year," Long said of her voice, which she feared would be lost but has only been enhanced.
"The Riches" was Long's last song before she was hospitalized with a life-changing prognosis.
