Model Bijou Phillips (45) has revealed that she may only have a few days left to live. Ex-wife of actor Danny Masterton, who received 30 years in prison for raping two women she admitted that the reason is her long-standing kidney problems. , despite this difficult situation, he strives for a miracle.
- Model Bijou Phillips said she may only have a few days left to live.
- She has been suffering from huge kidney problems since birth.
- At the age of 36, she received a kidney transplant from her friend Chris.
- Her body rejected the transplanted kidney and she is again undergoing dialysis for a long time.
Phillips recently gave the first interview in ten years in which she spoke openly about her serious health problems. American actress and model who was married to an actor from the series The seventies Danny Masterson, but after his conviction for rape, she filed for divorce, she confirmed that she could die within a few days. “My life hangs in the balance,” she said.
Since she was born with underdeveloped kidneys, she faced countless health complications from childhood. She spent the first three months of her life on dialysis, which caused the function of her organs to be severely limited ever since.
At the age of 36, Phillips needed a transplant, with her friend Chris Wadhams donating one of his kidneys. Although she underwent the transplant in 2017, in February this year she announced on social networks that she had to be hospitalized and is on dialysis again. “We are running out of time because my body rejected the kidney. I can last a few more years, but I could also get an infection in my catheter tomorrow and be gone in a few days. This is an extremely urgent situation“, she noted.
He needs a transplant
The model emphasized that being on dialysis is not at all easy for her. Although the treatment filters waste, toxins and excess fluid from the blood when her kidneys stop working, it sometimes raises her heart rate to 190 beats per minute, and the catheter in her chest makes it impossible for her to shower. Despite her poor health, she stated that she “feels quite well”.
In this dire situation, her brother Aron wanted to help the actress, who decided to donate his kidney to her. However, they recently learned that he is not a suitable donor for her. “He might be able to get into the exchange program, but the doctors aren’t sure. He’s been turned down before, but he wants to try again,” Phillips said, adding that the exchange would move her up the ranking list and increase her chance of a transplant.
Although her prognosis is not good at all, the model and actress said that she will continue to fight for her daughter. “I want to be there for her. I’m the only thing she has. She’s very bright and I’m extremely proud of her. He handles the really difficult things in life with great dignity. I don’t deserve such a wonderful person in my life“, she concluded.
