Sophia Michaels
The same year that Tina Turner was diagnosed with cancer, she was also diagnosed with kidney failure. The “Proud Mary” singer shared that following her diagnosis, her life changed entirely, as she wrote in an article for Show Your Kidneys Love. Turner said, “In order to survive, I had to start dialysis. It was my only option, but it was depressing to be connected to a machine for hours.”
In her memoir, “Tina Turner: My Love Story,” she revealed that she was near death and her kidneys were “functioning at 20 percent.” Turner’s husband, Erwin Bach, donated his kidney to the music legend. Turner had a kidney transplant in 2017.
She wrote in one of her final Instagram posts, “Today is International World Kidney Day. Why is it important? Because kidneys fail without pain.” Turner detailed how she had ignored the signs she was not doing well, saying, ” My kidneys are victims of my not realising that my high blood pressure should have been treated with conventional medicine. I have put myself in great danger by refusing to face the reality that I need daily, lifelong therapy with medication.”
Turner’s cause of death is unknown at this time, but, it’s clear that her health struggles continued to affect the way she lived up until her tragic passing.
