Toni Braxton opens up about sister Traci's passing: “I wake up every morning and I go, 'Did I dream it?'”

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In the first-ever interview since the unfortunate news of Traci Braxton‘s passing, her sister Toni Braxton opens up about how she’s coping with the untimely loss.

“I wake up every morning and I go, ‘Did I dream it? Did I dream it?’”, the 54-year-old singer said on Tuesday’s episode of the Tamron Hall Show. “and I have to remind myself ‘No, she’s gone but she’s been here with us for 50 years.’ So I try to relish in that moment and try to smile about it.”

Toni, the eldest of the five Braxton sisters, confirmed Traci’s death on Instagram earlier this month, sharing a black-and-white