Halsey's Quotes About Chronic Illness: Endometriosis, More

Speaking her truth. Halsey has been open with fans about her ongoing health struggles, including their endometriosis diagnosis.

“Today I braved multiple terrifying surgeries,” the singer shared in a since-deleted 2017 Instagram post. “The most important of which being the surgery that would hopefully treat my endometriosis. For those of you who have followed this battle of mine or who may suffer with it yourself, you know the extremes to which it can be mentally exhausting and physically painful.”

Ahead of their surgery, Halsey — real name Ashley Nicolette Frangipane — spoke candidly to Rolling Stone in July 2016 about a miscarriage they suffered whilst on tour. The “Bad at Love” musician said, “I beat myself up for it.”

“I want to be a mom more than I want to be a pop star. More than I want to be anything in the world,” they added in the same interview.

While publicly recounting the struggles with their reproductive health on social media, Halsey’s dream of becoming a mom came true. The New Jersey native and Alev Aydin welcomed a baby named Ender in July 2021. The couple announced their pregnancy in January of that same year, and while showing off their baby bump in an Instagram Stories post, Halsey got real about being a “#endowarrior.”

“The scars that got me this angel,” they shared following the pregnancy announcement, alongside a photo of her growing baby bump.

Prior to welcoming Ender into the world, Halsey appeared on The Doctors in April 2018 and revealed the “important” decision to freeze their eggs.

“Reproductive illness is so frustrating because it can really make you feel like less of a woman,” the singer-songwriter said. “You don’t feel sexy, you don’t feel proud, and you don’t feel like there’s much hope, so taking these measures to make sure that I get to have a hopefully bright future and achieve the things that I want to achieve by doing the ovarian reserve is really important.”

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Even though Halsey is embracing parenthood, they still struggle with ongoing health issues.

“The last time I attended the Grammys was 2017 and it was 3 days after I had my first Endometriosis surgery. I walked the carpet with my stitches still in,” she recalled in an Instagram caption from April 2022. “As luck would have it, I’m attending tomorrow for the first time in years and I had surgery again (you guessed it) 3 days ago. Only posting this to say, if you see me be gentle lol I’m fragile. Fragile but excited.”

Scroll through the gallery to read Halsey’s honest quotes about their ongoing health struggles.

Sharing the Diagnosis

In May 2022, Halsey told fans via Instagram Stories that they were diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Sjogren’s syndrome, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). They shared that their “health has changed” since having a baby. Halsey said, in part, “I started getting really, really, really, sick … I was hospitalized for anaphylaxis, a few times, and I had some other stuff going on.”

The singer added, “I’ve been looking for answers to the root cause of some of these things, which may be an autoimmune disease,” explaining that they’re on a “treatment plan” ahead of tour.

Managing Illness

Following her 2022 Grammy Awards appearance, Halsey took to Instagram Stories and shared a health update directed to “my fellow spoonies.”

“I have been in and out of the hospital for the past few weeks dealing with some new challenges,” they wrote. “Trying my best to keep things normal; Grammys, Coachella etc. But my body is putting up a strong protest. And ultimately demanding that I slow down or stop foreal this time. Especially so I can be in the best shape for tour. Chronic illness is a complex mystery.”

The singer added, “If I am or have been MIA please don’t take it personally. I am doing the best I can under difficult circumstances.”

The Song ‘More’

“I’ve been really open about my struggles with reproductive health, about wanting to freeze my eggs and having endometriosis and things like that,” she shared in the Apple Music notes for the song “More” from their 2020 album Manic. “For a long time, I didn’t think that having a family was something I was going to be able to do, and it’s very, very important to me. Then one day my OB-GYN tells me it’s looking like I maybe can, and I was so moved.”

Halsey continued, “It felt like this ascension into a different kind of womanhood. All of a sudden, everything is different. I’m not going to go tour myself to death because I have nothing else to do and I’m overcompensating for not being able to have this other thing that I really want. Now, I have a choice. I’ve never had a choice.”

Receiving a Diagnosis

“When I started touring and playing concerts and traveling, the stress and strain on my body really started to enhance the symptoms and make the experience a little bit worse,” they shared on The Doctors, noting that being diagnosed with endometriosis was “bittersweet.”

Halsey explained, “It was the relief of knowing that I wasn’t making it all up and I wasn’t being sensitive and it wasn’t all in my head. It also kind of sucked to know that I was going to be living with this forever.”

Living With Endometriosis

“I have male managers in my life. I’m surrounded by men all the time,” Halsey told Us Weekly in March 2018. “There were times when I was bleeding through my clothes or I was sick and it got to the point where I had to look at everyone around me and be like, ‘You know what? that is something that is a reality for me and you need to suck it up and deal.’ I’m not going to let you make me ashamed of this. We’re going to get through this.”

A Message to Fans

“In my recovery I am thinking of all of you and how you give me the strength and stamina to power through and prosper,” they shared in the since-deleted 2017 Instagram post following surgery. “If you suffer from chronic pain or a debilitating disease please know that I have found time to live a crazy, wild, rewarding life AND balance my treatment and I hope so much in my heart that you can too.”