Carrie Ann Inaba’s Hidden Battle with Sjögren’s | Wilmington News

Wilmington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 20, 2026 · 1m

Carrie Ann Inaba reveals the hidden reality behind her glittering “Dancing with the Stars” persona—living with Sjögren’s disease, a painful, misunderstood autoimmune disorder that’s left her in constant discomfort and forced her to rethink every aspect of her life. After a decade-long battle for diagnosis and another ten to fifteen years to accept her new normal, she now prioritizes rest over hustle, shares her struggles to combat online perfectionism, and recounts a terrifying flight emergency that reminded her how unpredictable her health can be—even when she’s used to managing it alone…