Aretha: "You have to just maintain good health from here."

[midnightman]

Legendary "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin poses in her Bloomfield Hills, Michigan home. This is one of the first professional photo shoots Franklin, 68, took part in two months after having surgery on an "undisclosed ailment" that has been rumored to either be gastric bypass surgery or, more dire, pancreatic cancer. The photo is presumed to be featured on a story of the "Respect" legend's recovery from her surgery on JET magazine, one of the few media outlets she's talked to since the surgery. She's also talked of her "super" health with Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson, Wendy Williams and the Associated Press.