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Bijou Phillips Her family remains hopeful after she was hospitalized for kidney disease.
Sources revealed exclusively US Weekly Although Phillips, 45, was “awake” and “aware of what was going on,” her condition remained “dire.”
The insider added that Phillips “started dialysis” on Tuesday, February 10, noting that “there is natural wear and tear on her other kidney” and that she has “had issues for years.” (Phillips received his first kidney transplant in 2017.)
Friends and family of Phillips “have been through the process” to see if they were candidates to donate a kidney, but it was unsuccessful, according to people familiar with the matter. While there are “no potential donors at this time,” Phillips and her loved ones are “optimistic” about their chances of finding a match “in the coming months.”
Bijou Phillips was hospitalized in desperate need of a second kidney transplant. Phillips, 45, confirmed the news via Instagram on Wednesday, February 11, telling fans that she was seeking a living donor and was currently in stable condition at UCLA Health after battling health complications from her first transplant. Phillips, who received the first (…)
Despite her failing health, she had the support of her sisters china and Mackenzie Phillips and friends Nikki and Paris Hiltonaccording to the source.
Bijou took to Instagram on Wednesday, February 11, to share the news that he was hospitalized and required a second kidney transplant.
“I am asking as a friend, as a sister, as an aunt, and most importantly as a single mother to an incredible and brave daughter. I need a kidney,” Bijou wrote, adding that she was “born with an underdeveloped kidney and spent the first three months of her life on dialysis in the neonatal intensive care unit.”
Bijou explained that a “dear friend” donated a kidney to her in 2017, but she has since developed complications.
“That transplant gave me eight precious years to be a mother to my daughter, but I have since developed numerous complications, including BK virus, which caused cellular and antibody rejection,” she continued. “I am currently under the care of Dr. Anjay Rastogi at UCLA and back on dialysis.”
according to National Kidney FoundationBK virus is a common virus whose symptoms are similar to those of a cold. Once a person is infected with the BK virus, the virus remains in the system permanently. It usually remains inactive, and if a person receives a kidney transplant, it may reawaken the virus due to the use of anti-rejection drugs. The virus can damage the new kidney and cause the body to reject the organ.
Bijou Phillips has stayed close to her daughter Fianna following her split from ex-husband Danny Masterson. Phillips and Masterson tied the knot in 2011 after seven years together. In February 2014, the couple welcomed their only child, Fianna Francis. After Masterson was found guilty of two counts of forcible rape, (…)
“Please help me find a living donor so I can spend more time with my daughter, family and friends,” Bijou, the mother of 12-year-old daughter Fianna, wrote on Tuesday. “Time is of the essence.”
In the years after her transplant, Bijou lived on a farm in Santa Ynez, California, and fell in love with her boyfriend, Jamie Mazur. A source revealed us In November 2025, the “free-spirited and very laid-back” couple had a “low-key and relaxed” romance.
They also have 18-year-old daughter Anja and 14-year-old son Noah with Mazur. Alessandro AmbrosioTheir relationship is stress-free, allowing them to put their children first.
“There’s no pressure or serious commitment, they just enjoy spending time together as long as it fits their lives,” the source told reporters. us then.
