Selena Gomez, Francia Raisa To Discuss Life-Saving Kidney Transplant
Selena Gomez and her friend, actress Francia Raisa, will appear on TODAY next week to discuss the life-saving kidney transplant that saved Gomez’s life over the summer.
Gomez, 25, suffers from the chronic autoimmune disease Lupus. She discovered that her kidneys were failing and she would need a transplant. As detailed in the snippet of next week’s interview, Gomez did not want to ask anyone for help. However, 29-year-old Raisa generously volunteered to give her kidney.
“I guess I got to the point where it was really kind of life or death,” says Gomez. “That was it and I didn’t want to ask a single person in my life … and she volunteered and did it.”
“You feel that Francia saved your life?” –@savannahguthrie
“Because she did.” –@selenagomez http://pic.twitter.com/2C2tzIvz1S— TODAY (@TODAYshow) October 27, 2017
The secret surgery occurred over the summer, and Gomez broke the news about the successful transplant in an Instagram post thanking her “sis” Francia.
“There aren’t words to describe how I can possibly thank my beautiful friend Francia Raisa,” she wrote. “She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me. I am incredibly blessed. I love you so much sis.”
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