Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with Hepatitis C. The virus was found during a routine examination and is likely the result of the fifty-eight year old music legend’s habitual use of heroin in the 1970s.

Despite a few bouts with “fatigue, muscle aches and dehydration,” Natalie’s doctor, Graham Woolf, of U.C.L.A./Cedars Sinai Medical Center, describes her prognosis as “terrific.”

“I am embraced by the love and support of my family and friends; I am committed to my belief in myself and in my abiding faith to meet this challenge with a heartfelt optimism and determination. This is how I intend to deal with this current challenge in my life,” the Grammy-winning vocalist said in a statement Wednesday.