Selena Gomez/InstagramSelena Gomez had an urgent kidney transplant after her best friend donated one of her own to save the global superstar.
Selena had been laying low for a few weeks over the summer, which led to some fans speculating the reason for her absence.
It turns out Selena urgently needed a kidney.
In an Instagram post, Selena revealed the truth around her absence:
In her post Gomez wrote:
I’m very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of the summer and questioning why I wasn’t promoting my new music, which I was extremely proud of.
So I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering. It was what I needed to do for my overall health.
I honestly look forward to sharing with you, soon my journey through these past several months as I have always wanted to do with you.
Until then I want to publicly thank my family and incredible team of doctors for everything they have done for me prior to and post-surgery.
Watch a news report below on Selena’s Lupus condition:
[ooyala code=”hoMmxvYzE6asHKQ4GopdHIFFZAwAdivD” player_id=”5df2ff5a35d24237905833bd032cd5d8″ auto=”true” width=”640″ height=”360″ pcode=”twa2oyOnjiGwU8-cvdRQbrVTiR2l”]
The star continued:
And finally, there aren’t words to describe how I can possibly thank my beautiful friend Francia Raisa.
She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me.
I am incredibly blessed. I love you so much sis.
Instagram/ Selena GomezSelena Gomez had been suffering with this condition for some time, though she is said to be recovering well.
We hope both girls are getting better!
