Tina Turner revealed that she was in ‘great danger’ only two weeks before she passed away at the age of 83.
The Rock ‘n’ Roll music legend had a successful solo career during the 1980s and 1990s after she left her music partner and husband Ike Turner.
While the two were known to have had a rough relationship, the horrifying details of their marriage were kept a secret until the ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ hitmaker released her memoir and biopic in 1993.
The film, starring Angela Basset, revealed not only how Turner and Ike started their music career during the 1960s and 1970s but also how Ike’s abusive behavior forced Turner to quit their band.
As Ike retained the rights to their music, Turner only had her name to build her career and life again.
The dramatic movie was a huge success, receiving three Oscars at the Academy Awards.
The singer spent the last few decades in Switzerland with her music executive husband Erwin Bach, who gave his kidney to her after her battle with intestinal cancer and kidney failure.
In an interview with the European Kidney Health Alliance, she said of her condition: “The months after the transplantation were marked by a never-ending up and down. From time to time, my body tried to reject the donor kidney, as it frequently happens after transplantation. Every so often, this required more hospital admissions.
“I kept feeling nauseous and dizzy, forgot things, and was scared a lot. These problems are still not quite resolved.
“I am on multiple prescriptions and take great care to follow my doctors’ orders meticulously. For I know that I can trust them and their therapies.”
Only two months before she died, Turner took to social media and spoke about her health struggles on International World Kidney Day.
“Today is International World Kidney Day. Why is it important? Because kidneys fail without pain,” she wrote.
“That’s why I’m telling you today: Show your kidneys love! They deserve it. My kidneys are victims of my not realizing 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.”
She continued: “For far too long I believed that my body was an untouchable and indestructible bastion.
“I am therefore delighted to be able to support a new international campaign for kidney health.”
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