Selena Gomez menerusi Instagramnya memberitahu yang dia baru sahaja menerima buah pinggang baru selepas salah satu daripadanya gagal berfungsi!

Penyakit lupus yang dihidapi Selena sejak tahun 2015 menyebabkan dia menderita kegagalan buah pinggang untuk berfungsi. Penyakit lupus itu juga memberi impak yang besar dalam hidup Selena kerana dia turut menerima kesan sampingan seperti serangan panik secara tiba-tiba, keresahan berpanjangan dan tekanan perasan akibat menahan kesakitan.

Lupus adalah penyakit yang melemahkan sistem imunisasi yang menyerang otot tisu dan beberapa organ lain termasuk buah pinggang. Setiap manusia memerlukan sekurang-kurangnya satu buah pinggang yang berfungsi dan Selena memerlukannya untuk kembali sembuh.

“Lupus selalunya hanya dihidapi oleh individu muda dan pemindahan buah pinggang juga perlu diderma oleh orang muda. Selepas pembedahan dilakukan, penyakit lupus akan sembuh. Simptom lupus termasuk air kencing berbuih, berat badan bertambah secara mendadak, darah tinggi dan bengkak dikaki serta mata”, jelas doktor yang merawat Selena.

Menerusi Instagram Selena, dia meluahkan rasa gembira dan terharu selepas rakan baiknya yang juga seorang pelakon TV, Francia Raisa sanggup mendermakan sebelah buah pinggangnya kepada Selena.

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. 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. Lupus continues to be very misunderstood but progress is being made. For more information regarding Lupus please go to the Lupus Research Alliance website: www.lupusresearch.org/ -by grace through faith

A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Sep 14, 2017 at 3:07am PDT

Sementara itu, Francia pula berkata yang dia bersyukur segalanya selamat. “I am beyond grateful that God would trust me with something that not only saved a life, but changed mine in the process. This was part of our story, and we will share it soon, but what is important now is that this is not the only story“.