Tina Turner had an extensive history of health problems.

He passed away last Wednesday (24), Tina Turner, aged 83. According to information released by her advisory, the singer was facing a “long illness”, although the specific cause has not been revealed. The legendary music figure has an extensive history of health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder, stroke, bowel cancer, high blood pressure and kidney failure, which led her to undergo a heart transplant. kidney.

post-traumatic stress

In the documentary released in 2021, the singer exposed her battle with post-traumatic stress, a result of the experiences of domestic violence that occurred during her marriage to her ex-husband, the also singer, Ike Turner. Throughout the 18 years of marriage, the relationship was characterized by fights and attacks of physical aggression towards Tina, with frequent presence of visible bruises, such as black eyes and swollen lips. The singer revealed in a documentary that even years after her divorce, Ike Turner, who died of an overdose in 2007, still had nightmares about him.

“It hurts to have to remember those moments, but at a certain point, forgiveness takes over, forgiving means not having to hold on. It’s letting go, because it only hurts you. By not forgiving, you suffer, because you think about it endlessly. And to what?”.

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Leakage

In 2013, Tina Turner suffered a stroke. In his autobiographical book “My Love Story“(“My love story“, in free translation), published in 2018, Tina said that it was from that event that her health began to deteriorate. The stroke affected the entire right side of her body, leading the singer to face the challenge of relearning how to walk at age 73.

bowel cancer

In 2016, the artist was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Fortunately, the disease was detected at an early stage, consisting of a carcinoma and multiple malignant polyps. To treat the condition, the singer underwent surgery in which a part of the intestine was removed.

Hypertension

In 1985, Tina Turner started using medication to control her high blood pressure. However, her treatment did not have the expected effect. After the stroke, it was discovered that her kidneys were only working at 35% capacity. Therefore, the nephrologist responsible for his case prescribed more medication to control hypertension.

However, the singer did not adapt well to these medications and chose to try homeopathy as an alternative. Unfortunately, this decision threw his blood pressure out of balance, putting an additional burden on his kidneys.

Hypertension also had an impact on Tina’s heart, leading to an increase in the size of the heart muscle and calcification of the blood vessels.

Transplants and kidney problems

In 2017, Tina Turner underwent a kidney transplant, which was donated by her husband, Erwin Bach. Prior to the surgery, she had to undergo daily dialysis sessions to deal with her kidney problems, as her organs were only functioning at 20% capacity.

“It wasn’t my idea of ​​life, but the toxins in my body started to take over. I couldn’t eat. (…) I was surviving, but not living. I started thinking about death. If my kidneys were failing and it was time for me to die, I could accept that, that was okay. When it’s time, it’s really time.”

She also told in the book “My Love Story” who, due to her kidney problems, considered undergoing assisted suicide — Tina had Swiss citizenship, and the procedure is legal there.

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