Selena Gomez
In 2015, singer Selena Gomez revealed that she has lupus. The inflammatory disease causes the body’s immune system to attack its own tissues. Gomez’s kidneys were damaged by the disease, and in 2017, she had to undergo a kidney transplant.
Selena Gomez
It was revealed that her kidney donor was one of her best friends, fellow actress Francia Raisa. Gomez opened up at the Lupus Research Alliance’s Breaking Through Gala: “Maybe I wasn’t necessarily really good at knowing what that meant, so it got to a point where it was life-or-death.”
Frankie Muniz
The Malcolm in the Middle star suffered from nine sports injuries throughout his childhood as well as during his career of car racing. Due to the repeated injuries, doctors told him that they led to the 15+ ischemic attacks he has experienced.
Frankie Muniz
Ischemic attacks are short strokes that span over only a few minutes. Due to the temporary brain clots he experience, Muniz does not have many memories from his Malcolm in the Middle days, but he has said that he tries to remain as positive as possible regardless of his condition.
