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As previously reported, Gomez opened up about undergoing a kidney transplant in an emotional Instagram post. “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,” she wrote on Thursday, September 14. “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.”
The singer’s friend and fellow actress Francia Raisa was the one who donated a kidney to the star. “Francia and Selena are like sisters. There’s a group of girls who have always stuck close to Selena,” a source close to the Bring It On: All or Nothing actress, 29, told Us Weekly exclusively on Thursday. “Her inner circle is very tight and everyone protects Selena.”
The longtime friends kept the procedure, which a source tells Us was done at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles in June, under wraps. “Francia told a few people in her inner circle that she was donating one of her kidneys, but no one knew who it was for,” the source told Us. “A lot of people in their inner circle knew that Francia was undergoing surgery but really didn’t ask too many questions.”
“Selena didn’t ask Francia to be tested as a match,” the insider continued. “Francia is the kind of person who would offer to do that for any one of her friends.”
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