Tina Turner got candid about her health, just two months before her death.In a March 9 post shared on her Instagram page, Turner said she regretted not taking care of her kidneys sooner, telling her followers that she put herself in «great danger» by not receiving medical care for her high blood pressure.«Today is International World Kidney Day.
Why is it important? Because kidneys fail without pain. And that's why I'm telling you today: Show your kidneys love! They deserve it.
My kidneys are victims of my not realising that my high blood pressure should have been treated with conventional medicine,» Turner shared in honor of International World Kidney Day March 9. «I have put myself in great danger by refusing to face the reality that I need daily, lifelong therapy with medication.
For far too long I believed that my body was an untouchable and indestructible bastion.»Turner then directed fans to a website where they could learn more about her story, one that involved dialysis, and eventually an organ donation from her husband Erwin Bach to save her life. «I have been suffering from hypertension for a long time, got diagnosed in 1978, but didn’t care much about it.