On June 22, 2008, Mitch Winehouse claimed that his daughter Amy Winehouse had emphysema. Her spokesperson later clarified, stating that the 24-year-old Grammy Award-winning R&B singer is showing early signs of "what could lead to emphysema."AP: Spokeswoman: Amy Winehouse doesn't have emphysema (June 24, 2008)
Mitch Winehouse QuotesReuters: [http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKL2233932720080622 Dad says Winehouse has Empysema](June 22, 2008)
"The doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs it won't just ruin her voice, it will kill her...The doctors have said that if she had continued the way she was going she could have ended up an invalid -- she wouldn't have been able to breathe."
"She's got emphysema. It's in its early stages, but had it gone on for another month they painted a very vivid picture of her sitting there like an old person with a mask on her face struggling to breathe."
"If she doesn't go back to drugs, then she can lead this magnificent life...We are praying that that's what Amy really wants. She seems resolute."
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Diagnosed with early signs of emphysema, a chronic lung disease
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May need a wheelchair or oxygen mask within a month if drug use persists
