HGTV star Tiffany Brooks revealed she underwent a pancreas and a kidney transplant.
The TV personality, 46, said that she was now in recovery after undergoing a double-organ transplant surgery.
She said she was ‘incredibly grateful’ to have been ‘given another chance at life’ in a statement via Instagram.
‘I am blessed to share that I have been given another chance at life with a very special kidney and pancreas donor,’ she shared with her followers.
‘I’m overcome with emotion for this amazing gift and am incredibly grateful for the gracious transplant team at Northwestern Memorial Hospital,’ she continued.
‘I am now home recovering with my family as I take this time to heal.’
HGTV star Tiffany Brooks revealed she underwent a pancreas and a kidney transplant
Though she did not reveal why she needed to undergo the transplant, she previously opened up about how her kidneys started shutting down when she was pregnant with her son in 2003.
She said that was due to type 1 diabetes, which she was diagnosed with when she was six years old, according to her 2013 blog post.
‘[Doctors] told me that once I deliver, my kidneys would be in a downward spiral that they could not stop,’ she wrote.
She said that her son went on to arrive prematurely and afterwards, her kidneys retained only 30 percent of their function.
Brooks recalled being told how she nearly died and fortunately made it to the emergency room in time to save her life due to impaired oxygen levels.
In the hospital, she began dialysis treatments until she underwent a double organ transplant of a new kidney and pancreas.
She noted how she was just 24 years old and was ‘the youngest patient in the dialysis center.’
‘For the past eight years I have not suffered from any signs of rejection from either organ,’ she said at the time.
In the comments section, she received many sweet messages of support.
Fellow HGTV stars Ty Pennington, Jasmine Roth and Anthony Elle all left comments for Brooks.
The TV personality, 46, said that she was now in recovery after undergoing a double-organ transplant surgery; pictured in 2023
She said she was ‘incredibly grateful’ to have been ‘given another chance at life’ in a statement via Instagram
Though she did not reveal why she needed to undergo the transplant, she previously opened up about how her kidneys started shutting down when she was pregnant with her son in 2003
Pennington wrote: ‘This is amazing news!’
Roth commented, ‘Thinking of you!’ Elle added: ‘Hallelujah!!!!!!!’
Brooks, who designed LeBron James’ kitchen, also received a message from the NBA star’s personal chef Dena Marino, who commented prayer hands and heart emojis.
Brooks is a Chicago-based interior designer who first joined HGTV in 2013 after being crowned the winner of HGTV Design Star.
She went on to compete in Season 2 of Rock the Block and also hosted HGTV Dream Home before going on to host the HGTV Smart Home reiterations.
She was named one of the 20 most famous interview designers working by Architectural Digest in 2020 and was also included in Architectural Digest’s AD100 list the following year.
