AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW. YOU SAT DOWN WITH SELENA GOMEZ
AND HER BEST FRIEND.
>> SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUPUS
FIVE YEARS AGO.
SHE REVEALED THAT NEWS TO HER
128 MILLION INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS LAST MONTH, SAYING SHE WOULDERS
LAST MONTH, SAYING SHE WOULD SHARE HER JOURNEY OVER THE LAST
MONTH.
MONTH.
IN OUR CANDID AND OPEN CONVERSATION. AND OPEN
CONVERSATION.
>> I HAD ARTHRITIS.
MY KIDNEYS WERE SHUTTING DOWN.
MY MENTALITY WAS JUST TO KEEP
GOING.
I DIDNT REALIZE HOW MUCH IT WAS AFFECTING MY BODY.W MUCH IT WAS
AFFECTING MY BODY. >> Reporter: THIS PAST SUMMER,
SELENA GOMEZ WAS GRAVELY ILL,
WEEKS AWAY FROM DIEALYSIS AND
NEEDING A NEW KIDNEY.
>> ONE DAY, SHE CAME HOME AND SHE WAS EMOTIONAL.ME HOME AND
SHE WAS EMOTIONAL. I HADNT ASKED ANYTHING.
SHE HADNT BEEN FEELING WELL. SHE COULDNT OPEN A WATER BOTTLE
ONE DAY.
ONE DAY.
AND SHE CHUCKED IT.
SHE STARTED CRYING.
AND SHE SAID, I DONT KNOW WHAT
TO DO.
THE LIST IS SEVEN TO TEN YEARS
LONG.
AND IT JUST VOMITED OUT OF ME.
ILL GET TESTED.
>> Reporter: SALENA TOLD
FRANCIA.
AND SAID THAT FANSRANCIA HAD TOO
MUCH GOING ON.
>> I SAID, GIVE ME THE INFORMATION.IVE ME THE
INFORMATION.
I WANT TO DO THIS. >> Reporter: HOW DID YOU FEEL AT
THAT MOMENT?
THAT MOMENT? >> SHE LIVED WITH ME IN AN
INTERESTING TIME WHEN MY KIDNEYS
WERE JUST DONE.
THE THOUGHT OF ASKING SOMEBODY
TO DO THAT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT
FOR ME.
FOR ME. SHE VOLUNTEERED AND DID IT.
LET ALONE SOMEBODY WANTING TO
VOLUNTEER, ITS DIFFICULT TO
FIND A MATCH.
THE FACT THAT SHE WAS A MATCH, I
MEAN, THATS UNBELIEVABLE.
THATS NOT REAL.
>> Reporter: FRANCIA IMMEDIATELY
BEGAN THE PROCESS OF HAVING HER
BLOOD AND URINE TESTED.
SHE COMPLETED A PHYSICAL AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION.
PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION. >> WITH OUR VISION BECAUSE WE
WERE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION,
I DID EVERYTHING IN A DAY.
USUALLY THE PROCESS TAKES SIX
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
>> Reporter: IT BECOMES SURGERY DAY.eporter: IT BECOMES SURGERY
DAY.
TELL ME ABOUT HOW YOU WERE
FEELING AND WHAT HAPPENED.
>> I WANTED US TO FEEL GOOD.
OUR FRIEND CAME OVER AND DID LITTLE FRENCH BRAIDS FOR US.
>> AND WE WOULDNT EAT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MIDNIGHT.
WE STUFFED OUR FACES.
>> I THINK I ORDERED -- >> WAY TOO MUCH FOOD, YEAH.
I HAD TO GO IN FIRST.
WHEN I WOKE UP, I WAS REALLY
CALM.
CALM. >> Reporter: DID YOU FEAR FOR
YOUR OWN HEALTH?
>> YES, I DID.
I HAD TO WRITE A WILL, WHICH IS
SCARY.
SCARY.
>> AND YOUR FAMILY WASNT SURE. WHEN YOU TOLD YOUR MOM, SHE WAS
LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> MY MOM DIDNT WANT TO BE
THERE UNTIL I WOKE UP.
SHE LOVES SS SELENA.
SHE WAS TORN.
>> Reporter: BEFORE SHE WAS
WHEELED IN, FRANCIA ASKED TO SEE
HER FRIEND.
HER FRIEND. >> SHE CAME IN AND HELD MY HAND.
AND SAID, ARE YOU GOOD?
I SAID, YEAH.
THEY GIVE YOU VALIUM TO CALM YOU
DOWN.
DOWN.
>> YOU DID A LITTLE PEACE SIGN FIRST. DID A LITTLE PEACE SIGN
FIRST.
AND THEN, YOU WENT OUT.
>> Reporter: SELENA WENT INTO
ENERGY NEXT.
>> I REMEMBER WAKING UP TWO
HOURS AFTER.
AND I SAW MY MOM.
I SAW MY STEP DAD.
AND I FELT OKAY. I FELT REALLY GOOD.
I GOT TO SEE YOU AND TELL YOU I
LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOU.
AND THEN, I WENT BACK TO MY ROOM.HEN, I WENT BACK TO MY
ROOM.
AND I STARTED TO ATTEMPT TO FALL
ASLEEP.
AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT
PROCESS, I STARTED
HYPERVENTILATING.
AND THERE WAS SO MUCH PAIN THERE.ERE WAS SO MUCH PAIN
THERE.
>> Reporter: DOCTORS TOLD SELENA SHE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK INTONA
SHE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK INTO SURGERY.
SURGERY.
HER NEW KIDNEY WAS TURNING
AROUND INSIDE HER BODY.
>> MY TEETH, I WAS GRINDING.
I WAS FREAKING OUT.
IT WAS A SIX-HOUR SURGERY THEY
HAD TO DO ON ME.
THE NORMAL KIDNEY PROCESS IS TWO
HOURS.
APPARENTLY ONE OF THE ARTERIES
FLIPPED.
IM THANKFUL THERE ARE PEOPLE
THAT KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THAT
SITUATION.
>> Reporter: WHAT HAS RECOVERY BEEN LIKE?r: WHAT HAS RECOVERY
BEEN LIKE? >> I WANTED US TO BE TOGETHER.
YOURE ON BEDREST.
YOURE ALLOWED TO WALK AN HOUR A
DAY.
DAY.
YOU CANT DO ANY STAIRS OR ANYTHING CRAZY. STAIRS OR
ANYTHING CRAZY. >> IT WAS
>> IT WAS CONSTANTLY NEEDED TO ASK FOR
HELP.
HELP.
I THINK ONE OF THE MOST HUMBLING
EXPERIENCE WAS NEEDING HELP TO PUT ON UNDERWEAR.EDING HELP TO
PUT ON UNDERWEAR. WE COULDNT TAKE SHOWERS.
>> Reporter: SELENA AND FRANCIA
SAYS ITS THEIR FAITH THAT
GUIDED THEM THROUGH THIS
EMOTIONAL AND PRIVATE PROCESS.
YOU FEEL THAT FRANCIA SAVED YOUR
LIFE.
LIFE.
>> BECAUSE SHE DID. THATS IT.E SHE DID.
THATS IT. I GUESS I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE
IT WAS -- IT WAS REALLY KIND OF
LIFE OR DEATH.
ITS REALLY HARD TO THINK ABOUT
OR EVEN TO SWALLOW, ESPECIALLY
NOW THAT, AS SOON AS I GOT THE
KIDNEY TRANSPLANT, THE ARTHRITIS
WENT AWAY.
WENT AWAY. MY HUELUPUS IS ABOUT A 3% TO 5%
CHANCE TO COME BACK.
MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS BETTER.
MY ENERGY, MY LIFE HAS BEEN
BETTER.
BETTER.
>> Reporter: A LIFE-SAVING
JOURNEY SHARED WITH THE HOPE OF
HELPING OTHERS.
>> I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN HELP SOMEBODY.PE THAT WE CAN
HELP SOMEBODY.
I REALLY DO.
I DONT THINK WHAT WE WENT THROUGH IS EASY.T WE WENT
THROUGH IS EASY. I DONT THINK IT WAS FUN.
I JUST, I HOPE THIS INSPIRES
PEOPLE TO FEEL GOOD TO KNOW
THERE IS REALLY GOOD PEOPLE IN
THE WORLD.
THE WORLD.
>> OH, MY GOD. >> ITS INKRECREDIBLE TO SEE THE
TWO AND THE RELATIONSHIP THEY
HAVE.
HAVE.
IT FEELS LIKE A SISTERHOOD.
I WAS JUST BLOWN AWAY TO HEAR
THEM TALK.
THEYRE VERY PRIVATE.
I THINK THEY FEEL LIKE THEY
DONT REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THIS AGAIN.
>> I DONT KNOW WHAT THE ODDS
ARE TO FIND A MATCH IN THE
GENERAL POPULATION.
BUT TO HAVE THAT PERSON LIVING
AS YOUR ROOMMATE?
>> RIGHT UNDER YOUR ROOF.
THEY ARE WOMEN OF FAITH.
AND THEY DONT THINK ITS ANY
ACCIDENT.
SELENA HAD HER WHOLE FAMILY TESTED.HAD HER WHOLE FAMILY
TESTED.
NOBODYS A MATCH. SHE DIDNT TELL FRANCIA WHAT WAS
HAPPENING UNTIL THAT MOMENT, YOU
KNOW?
KNOW?
AND SHE BLURTED IT OUT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, FRANCIA
SAID, ILL BE TESTED.
AND LO AND BEHOLD, SHES A
MATCH.
MATCH.
AND THERE THEY GO.
ITS AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF FRIENDSHIP.EDIBLE STORY OF
FRIENDSHIP.
AND THE REASON THEYRE TELLING IT IS TO RAISE AWARENESS.LING
IT IS TO RAISE AWARENESS. >> I LOVE WHEN YOU ASKED THE
QUESTION ABOUT SAVING YOUR LIFE.
AND SHE SAID, BECAUSE SHE DID.
>> SHE PUT ME IN MY PLACE.
THATS WHAT HAPPENED.
>> I THOUGHT, WOW.
>> YOU HEAR THAT PHRASE ALL THE
TIME.
BUT THIS IS FOR REAL. >> AND CELINESELENA WAS REALLY O
ABOUT OTHER THINGS AND HOW SHE
DELL WITH HER SICKNESS.
WE THINK ABOUT THIS BIG STAR AND
WHAT SHE WAS GOING THROUGH