Watch: Angela Bassett Fights for Her Sweetheart

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Angela Basset's Cause for her Sweetheart

Legendary actress Angela Bassett hopes to raise awareness of the connection between Type 2 diabetes and heart disease with her campaign For Your Sweetheart. Her mother, Betty Jane Bassett, was diabetic and passed away from heart disease in 2014. Since then, Angela Bassett has been working steadily to raise awareness. Heart disease is the most common killer of people with Type 2 diabetes.

Watch the short interview above.

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