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Bijou Phillips Hospitalized on Dialysis as Public Search for Kidney Donor Intensifies

She is seeking a living donor following BK virus complications that ended her 2017 transplant.

Overview

  • Phillips, 45, is under the care of Dr. Anjay Rastogi at UCLA’s CORE Kidney program and remains on dialysis in stable condition.
  • She issued an Instagram plea directing potential living donors to a Google screening form and emphasized that time is of the essence.
  • More than 1,000 people have submitted donor applications, but no compatible match has been identified so far, according to recent reports.
  • Friends and family who underwent testing were found incompatible, and there are no active prospective donors at this time, outlets report.
  • Born with underdeveloped kidneys, she is a single mother seeking more time with her daughter as doctors continue evaluating donor candidates.