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Tina Turner died after a long illness at the age of 83. This was declared by the spokesperson for the American star to the press on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, without further details. Tina Turner had never hidden her various health problems. A look back at his stormy medical journey.
The exact cause of the singer’s death has not been revealed. But she confided in the press several times about her state of health. She had had to face major health problems in recent years.
Bowel cancer diagnosed in 2016
In 2016, Tina Turner admits in an autobiographical book (My love story) to suffer from bowel cancer. She was then 76 years old and had been fighting the disease for two years. The artist declares having turned to alternative medicine and homeopathy to relieve the side effects of medical treatments. But these alternative medicines would have only worsened his state of health and would even have damaged his two kidneys. They were only running at 20%.
A kidney transplant in 2017
In 2017, her husband Erwin Bach saved her life by donating one of his kidneys. The singer, who regrets “her ignorance” whose consequences almost killed her, is grateful to her husband. “I then discovered something extraordinary about Erwin: he never blamed me for my mistakes. Instead, he was loyal, kind, and understanding. He was determined to help me stay alive“.
After her operation, Tina Turner said: “My medical adventure is not over. But I’m here, we’re still here, closer than we imagined. I look behind me and think about my karma. Good is born from evil, joy from pain. And I’ve never been happier than I feel today”.
On March 9, Tina Turner, who also suffered from hypertension, posted a message on her Instagram account, on the occasion of International Kidney Day, to raise awareness in her community about kidney disorders. “If I had known that hypertension and kidney failure were closely related, I would have saved myself a lot of suffering.”.
