Debbie Rowe, the mother of two of Michael Jackson's children, Paris and Prince, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. 

The couple met in 1996, while Debbie was working as a nurse in Dr. Arnold's dermatology office, where Jackson was being treated for vitiligo, the disorder that changed Jackson's skin colour. 

The 57 year old married the Billie Jean singer in back in 1996, having expressed her interest in having his children.

The love birds had two children during their short three year marriage, Paris Jackson, now 18, and Prince Jackson, now 19. 

According to TMZ, Paris, who stopped speaking to her mother over a year ago, is not aware of her mother's illness.

This mother-daughter relationship began to fall apart a few years after Michael Jackson's death, when Paris started dealing with a number of personal issues. 

Debbie Rowe is currently engaged to The King of Pop's former business manager,  Marc Schaffel. 

We hope she has a speedy recovery!