Bijou Phillips has put on a brave face through her daunting health battle with kidney disease, after .
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Kathy Hilton Updates Bijou Phillips Health Crisis
Bijou Phillips has put on a brave face through her daunting health battle with kidney disease, after putting out a public plea for a donor. The 45-year-old actr...
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The 45-year-old actress-socialite has been focused on being present for her daughter Fianna, 12, as she continues to undergo treatments linked to the life-threatening ailment, her friend , 67, said Wednesday.
Hilton, who is the mother of Phillips' close friends Paris and , detailed the strong emotions the second-generation star has experienced as she fights the disease.
'She was really afraid, and she was crying,' Hilton told US Weekly of Phillips, the daughter of late and .
Phillips, who has been , was 'afraid if she did the dialysis that she might not make it,' Kathy said.
Hilton said her spouse Richard Hilton spoke with Phillips about the importance of being diligent with her medical visits, as he helped her get treatment at UCLA.
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Bijou Phillips, 45, has put on a brave face through her daunting health battle with kidney disease, after putting out a public plea for a donor. Pictured in LA in January
Kathy Hilton, seen March 11 in LA, said her spouse Richard Hilton helped buoy Phillips's spirits
'He got her on the phone [and] he said, "Listen, you listen to the doctor … you have a young child,"' Kathy told the publication. 'She was like, "You're right, you're right."'
Phillips is 'really grateful' for the way the community has rallied to help her, Kathy Hilton said
(L-R) Bijou Phillips, Montana Tucker, Nancy Davis, Kathy Hilton, and Richard Hilton attended the Race To Erase MS Gala at Fairmont Century Plaza on May 10, 2024
Phillips last month said on Instagram that she was hospitalized and seeking a donor so she could undergo a kidney transplant
That group included a confidante for Nicky, who was not a match for the kidney but wanted to help.
that she was hospitalized and seeking a donor so she could undergo a kidney transplant for the second time, after dealing with a similar scenario in 2017.
The actress said the 'first transplant gave me 8 precious years to be a mother to my daughter - but I have had many complications since, including the BK virus which led to both a cellular and antibody rejection.
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'I am currently under care of Dr Anjay Rastogi at UCLA and back on dialysis.'
Inspiring Phillips in her health battle was being there for her daughter, whose father - her ex-husband Danny Masterson - is only a few years into the 30-year prison sentence he received in 2023 following his rape conviction.
'Now I'm a single mom and things are different,' Phillips said of her life. 'I want to be here for her, and I have to be here for her. The fight is back. That had been gone for a long time. I'm it. I'm all she's got.'
Phillips and Masterson initially crossed paths in 2004 on Valentine’s Day and got engaged five years later before exchanging vows in 2011. Phillips filed for divorce in September of 2023, and has been dating Jamie Mazur since 2024.
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