Selena Gomez has been going through the most lately. The singer has had to stall her career a bit to tend to her health. The 24-year-old is currently in rehab for complications due to lupus, but thankfully she has been receiving an outpour of support from friends and family-including actor Michael B. Jordan.
According to ET, Jordan wishes Gomez well and wants her to remain optimistic.
“Everybody comes to terms with it in their own time and she’s finally taking the time to deal with it and address it,” said the "Creed" star, who is intimately familiar with the effects of Lupus as his mom, Donna, also suffers from the disease. “My advice would be: Stay optimistic, don’t succumb to how you feel in the moment -- because it will pass and get better -- and surround yourself with positive people.”
ET spoke briefly with the actor at the Lupus LA’s eighth annual Get Lucky For Lupus celebrity poker tournament at Avalon Hollywood last Wednesday.
“She’s a really good friend and we’ve talked and had conversations,” he shared. “She’s a really, really strong woman, so I can’t imagine her not conquering it just like she has everything else.”
Jordan is especially sympathetic towards Gomez because he too has a personal connection to the disease. Having witnesses his mother’s battle with lupus, he believes that the hardest aspect of living with the disease is not feeling “ healthy or good enough” to complete the most simple tasks ad activities, which many people take for granted.
“When I was younger I didn’t understand it as much,” admitted the star. “As you get older, you really understand what’s what and the reality of the situation. Just coming to terms with the fact that she’s not healthy and there’s no cure for it is really hard. So you have to be extremely optimistic about finding a cure.”
Right before starting treatment, Gomez stated that she needs time to take care of herself and openly thanked fans for all their support. She is rumored to be spending at least two months in rehab to get back in better shape.
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