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Bijou Phillips Sees Donor Surge as Friends Rally During Kidney Crisis

She remains on dialysis at UCLA after her 2017 transplant failed from BK virus complications.

Overview

  • Longtime friend Kathy Hilton said Phillips was initially terrified about starting dialysis and that Richard Hilton urged her to follow doctors’ guidance and helped get her into UCLA.
  • Nearly 1,000 people have signed up to be tested as potential donors, and TMZ previously reported more than 1,000 volunteers came forward within days of her public plea.
  • Hilton described a close-knit “family of friends,” including Paris and Nicky Hilton, who stayed with Phillips during hospital visits.
  • Phillips asked followers on February 11 to get tested as potential matches, explaining she was born with underdeveloped kidneys and needed a second transplant.
  • The actress, 45, says she is focused on being present for her 12-year-old daughter, Fianna, whom she shares with ex-husband Danny Masterson.