babe • Oct 27 2017

‘It was life or death’: Selena breaks down in her first interview since surgery

She’s also undergone chemo treatments

Last month, Selena Gomez revealed why she'd been under the radar all summer: she'd undergone a kidney transplant as a result of her Lupus.

And in an interview with the Today Show this morning, she opened up about the experience for the first time with her best friend and kidney donor, Francia Raisa, at her side.

"My kidneys were just done," Gomez explained, "That was it and I didn't want to ask a single person in my life… And she volunteered and did it," she said of Raisa, whom she's already thanked publicly, via Instagram.

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

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"You feel that Francia saved your life?" the interviewer asked, to which Gomez replied with a nod, saying, "Because she did," describing the transplant as a "life or death" move.

"I didn't want to ask a single person in my life. And she volunteered and did it." @selenagomez is speaking out about her kidney transplant with friend and donor Francia Raisa. Catch @savannahguthrie's exclusive interview next week on TODAY.

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The 25-year-old singer has publicly battled Lupus for two years, and has also undergone chemo as part of her treatment.

Lupus is still a widely misunderstood disease, but the 25-year-old pop star is doing everything in her power to bring attention to the autoimmune disease.

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