Nivea shared some troubling health news during a recent drive through Atlanta with CadillacChroniclesTV.

After performing a few of her classic hits along with a new track from an upcoming project, host Mr. Brian Freeman asked the R&B singer about what she felt thankful for. It was then that she disclosed her battle with leukemia.

“Well, first of all, I was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year, and I’m so grateful to God,” she told Freeman.

“I’ve been going through treatment, and everything is going great, so far. And I expect it to continue. Amen, amen, amen. Very grateful for life. It’s so cliché to say you don’t know the time nor the hour, but it’s true and it just helped me put a lot of things in perspective, and I live in gratitude, like, religiously, and I’m just grateful for everything.”

She’s maintaining a positive attitude as she refocuses on her music and is currently studying audio engineering.

“I’m doing things I wanna do,” the 44-year-old mother of four said.

“I’m definitely back into my music, and I’m going to school for audio engineering. I’ve always wanted to learn how to engineer, and mixing engineering in particular.”

Nivea mentioned that she’s making an effort to be more present as she continues to cherish her children, express gratitude, and embrace every opportunity that arises. The Grammy-nominated artist did not disclose the specific type of blood cancer she is currently battling.