歌手赛琳娜·戈麦斯进行肾移植手术

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Singer Selena Gomez made her name acting in children’s television shows. She was also singer Justin Bieber’s girlfriend for a while.

But recently she is better known for her music.

In fact, she has one of the top songs of the summer.

Songwriter and DJ Kygo’s song “It Ain’t Me” features Gomez. It is ranked 20th on Billboard.com’s current summer music chart.

You might think Gomez would have been singing at concerts around the world or appearing on television shows to talk about her music.

But instead, she was preparing for a serious medical procedure.

Gomez is the world’s most popular person on Instagram. She has over 125 million followers.

On Thursday, she used Instagram to explain why she was “laying low” this summer.

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
A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Sep 14, 2017 at 3:07am PDT

She posted a photo of herself in a hospital bed with her friend Francia Raisa. She said she needed a kidney transplant because of the disease lupus.

Gomez received a kidney from her friend. Humans are able to live without one of their two kidneys.

Lupus is a condition that affects a person’s immune system. An immune system that works well fights diseases and viruses.

According to the Mayo Clinic’s website, lupus causes the body’s immune system to attack its own organs and tissue. Organs affected by lupus include the kidneys, brain, heart and lungs.

Gomez thanked her doctors and her friend. She wrote that she “looks forward” to being able to tell the story about her experience sometime soon.

She called Raisa her sister and said donating a kidney was the “ultimate gift and sacrifice.”

Raisa is an actress and model. She appeared in a well-known television show called “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.”

Many people reacted to Gomez’s Instagram post. They offered support for Gomez and they told Raisa what a great thing she did by donating her kidney.

One user, Ingrid Talledo, wrote: “@franciaraisa, you deserve the sky. Thank you so much for everything that you did. You deserve all the love of the world.”

Gomez has been dealing with lupus for several years. In 2014, she had chemotherapy to treat the disease.

And that’s What’s Trending Today.

Dan Friedell wrote this story for Learning English based on reports by the People magazine and the Today Show. tktk was the editor.

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