Selena Gomez’s Kidney Transplant
There is no doubt that when it comes to celebrities, they live very different lives from the average person. We can’t help but feel like they have these perfect lives, where they can have everything and anything they want. Whilst this might be true to some degree, we never know what is going on behind closed doors… And there is one thing that money can’t buy, and that is good health.
In 2017, Selena Gomez shocked the world when she announced that she had undergone a kidney transplant as a result of being diagnosed with lupus 5 years prior. Lupus had been causing her kidney to fail, therefore requiring her to find a donor. Gomez’s friend, Francia Raisa was her kidney donor and the pair underwent surgery together. This was the first time a celebrity had been so open about their ailments, which essentially sparked a change in conversation surrounding celebs and their health…