Tina Turner.
More than two months before she died,Tina Turnershared some insight into her struggles as she urged fans to prioritize their health.
The Queen of Rock — who received a kidney transplant in 2017 —detailed her health journey in an interviewwith theEuropean Health Kidney Alliancein March.
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She added, “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.”
Throughout her longstanding 60-year career, the “Proud Mary” singer was often vocal about her health struggles, which date back to 1978 when she was diagnosed with hypertension.
“I can’t remember ever getting an explanation about what high blood pressure means or how it affects the body,” she said. “I considered high blood pressure my normal. Hence, I didn’t really try to control it.”
With her condition left untreated, Turner suffered a stroke in 2013just three weeks after she wedBach — and that’s when she learned her “kidneys didn’t work that well anymore.”
She began taking prescription medication to get her hypertension under control — though the pills made her “feel even worse.” She took matters into her own hands and went to a homeopathic doctor in France. Later, during her next check-up, the results were shocking.
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Turnerdied on Wednesday after a long illnessin her home near Zurich in Switzerland, her publicist Bernard Doherty confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE.
Since 1994 the American-born singer had been living in Switzerland with her husband, German actor and music producer Bach, earning her Swiss citizenship in 2013.
source: people.com
