Selena Gomez Spotted in NYC After Kidney Transplant Revelation, Has Helped Raise $500K for Lupus Research
The "Bad Liar" singer was spotted out and about in New York City on Friday, a
day after sharing with fans that she had recently undergone the procedure after
her longtime pal, Francia Raisa, graciously donated her kidney.
In her post, the 25-year-old pop star put out a call to action to visit
the Lupus
Research Alliance's website, which the organization tells ET has spurred
nearly half a million dollars in donations, when pooled with the work Gomez has
already done to bring support to the group, which leads the fight against the
disease that impacts so many lives, including her own.
“Selena’s openness and strong emotional connection to her worldwide audience
has brought extraordinary awareness to a disease that is typically overlooked,”
the organization's president and CEO, Kenneth M. Farber, said in a statement.
"As a result of her encouragement to visit our website, LupusResearch.org, to learn about lupus, our phones have been
ringing off the hook and our website traffic has soared."
"Selena has supported our organization in many ways, donating a portion of
tickets sales for her last concert tour to the Lupus Research Alliance and
requesting donations to us on the occasion of her birthday, as well as
yesterday’s announcement," Farber added. "Together her appeals have raised
almost $500,000 for research funded by the Lupus Research
Alliance.”
It's amazing to see how Gomez has turned her struggle into something so
positive for so many people.
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