SELENA GOMEZ REVEALS ACTRESS PAL FRANCIA RAISA
DONATED HER KIDNEY TO HER

Now that’s a friend! Selena Gomez took to Instagram early Thursday to give
her fans a health update and share some shocking news.

The 25-year-old actress and musician revealed that she recently underwent
a kidney transplant due to her Lupus, explaining why she’s stepped back
slightly from her career in recent months.

“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,” she wrote. “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.”

Gomez also revealed that her longtime pal, actress Francia Raisa, is the one
who donated her kidney.

“There aren’t words to describe how I can possibly thank my beautiful
friend Francia Raisa,” she captioned the pic of her and Raisa, 29, side-by-side
holding hands in hospital beds. “She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice
by donating her kidney to me. I am incredibly blessed. I love you so much sis.”

The Disney alum also assured her fans they’d be let in even more in the coming
months, writing, “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.”