After learning of their conditions that can sometimes be painful and debilitating, these celebrities somehow find a way to push through and come to terms with them.
- Aug 15, 2021
AceShowbiz - Selena Gomez was barely 20 and had so many things ahead of her when she was diagnosed with lupus. Using her platform to raise awareness about the disease, she felt "lucky" after her best friend Francia Raisa donated her kidney to the "Wolves" singer in 2017. "Thankfully one of my best friends gave me her kidney and it was the ultimate gift of life," she said when speaking at the Lupus Research Alliance's Breaking Through Gala in New York City months after the surgery. "And I am doing quite well now."
