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.