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Bijou Phillips still seeking kidney donor after failed transplant
Summary
Bijou Phillips is hospitalized in Los Angeles and on dialysis following complications from a prior kidney transplant; more than 1,000 people submitted donor information after her social media plea but doctors have not yet found a match.
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Bijou Phillips has been hospitalized in Los Angeles and is on dialysis while she seeks another kidney transplant. She posted on Instagram with a link for potential living donors to submit basic information. More than 1,000 people reportedly shared information after the plea, but sources cited by TMZ say a compatible donor has not yet been identified. Phillips previously received a kidney in 2017 and has faced complications, including the BK virus, that led to rejection of that transplant.
Key details:
- Phillips is receiving care at UCLA Health and is currently on dialysis.
- Over 1,000 people reportedly provided donor information after her social media request, but doctors have not found a match so far.
- Her blood type is reported as B negative, and compatible donor types include B negative, B positive, O negative and O positive.
- She had a kidney transplant in 2017 and later experienced complications, including BK virus infection and subsequent rejection.
Summary:
Phillips remains hospitalized and on dialysis while medical teams continue to search for a compatible living donor. Hospital sources say she will stay under care until a match is found, and a source noted she was optimistic a match could be identified within a couple of months.
