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Article: Why singer Toni Braxton won't let heart disease slow her stride.(Cover story)
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- Jet
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- November 3, 2008
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Week after week, sultry singer Toni Braxton has been strutting across the floor on "Dancing With The Stars" to show that she is a fierce competitor who won't let anything stand in her way--not even her own heart conditions.
But after a five-month health hiatus, why risk so much to prove you can dance?
"I'm in a different space in my life right now," Braxton explains. "This is really kind of jump-starting me to get back into life again. Not being afraid to live. I know it sounds real corny, but it's really true for me."
Braxton says that she was invited to be on the show from the very beginning and was available ...