“We all know health is the most precious gift we have,” Inaba wrote onInstagram.
“And I need to take care of mine.
I appreciate the love and support from all of you and from my family at The Talk.

I hope to be back soon!
I’m sending you all my love.
And I’ll update you on my progress… talk soon.”

By August, Inaba had decided to leave “The Talk” altogether.
In 2019, the multi-hyphenate went on an episode of"Live!
with Kelly and Ryan"to reveal how she’d learned of her lupus diagnosis.

Likewise, her Sjogren’s diagnosis wasn’t easy to come by.
“I remember telling my doctor that my eyes had been dry for years.
I asked him if I had Sjogren’s and he said I didn’t.
“Getting the diagnosis was overwhelming and I went through a period of depression and anxiety.
That was probably because I was not diagnosed for so long.”