During a March 29 appearance on Tamron Hall, the Braxton Family Values star, 54, opened up for the first time publicly about how she’s been dealing with the loss of one of her younger sisters—who passed away earlier this month from cancer.
“I wake up every morning and I go, ‘Did I dream it? Did I dream it?’ and I have to remind myself, ‘No, she’s gone, but she’s been here with us for 50 years,’” she told host Tamron Hall. “So, I try to relish in that moment and try to smile about it and just be grateful for the time you have and you have to always remember to be kind to one another.”
Toni added that though her, Traci and their other sisters—Tamar, Towanda and Trina—always fought, they were always there for each other.
Though Traci’s death devastated the family, Toni said they were “very fortunate to have had my sister with us for as long as we did.”
The “Breathe Again” singer also shared details about the family’s final moments with Traci—mom of Kevin Surratt Jr., 26, who she shared with husband Kevin Surratt.
Earlier this month, the Braxton family announced that Traci had passed away at the age of 50 after a year-long battle with esophageal cancer.
Traci’s publicist and friend Tomasina Perkins-Washington told NBC News that the “Lifeline” singer had spent the last year of her life in hospice and that her “sisters, mom and friends were by her side when she passed.”
