Actress Bijou Phillips is reaching out to the public for help with an urgent health matter.
The “almost famous” actress posted a plea to Instagram On Wednesday, I write, “I need help finding a college.”
In the post, Phillips gave more details about her kidney problems, writing that she was “born with two underdeveloped kidneys and spent the first three months of her life in the neonatal intensive care unit on dialysis.”
“In 2017, I received the wonderful gift of a kidney from a dear friend,” she wrote. “This transplant gave me 8 precious years to be a mother to my daughter – but I have suffered many complications since then, including BK virus which led to cell rejection and antibodies.”
BK virus, also called papillomavirus, is a common virus that is frequently infected in childhood and is latent in a wide range of people. It can reactivate after a kidney transplant, especially in immunocompromised people, according to the National Kidney Foundation, and can lead to kidney dysfunction.
Symptoms of BK virus infection can include vision changes, changes in urine color, pain or difficulty urinating or frequent urination, difficulty breathing, fever, and muscle aches, among others.
Phillips said she is currently back on dialysis as a result of her infection.
“Please help me find a living donor so I can spend more time with my daughter, family and friends,” she wrote in her Instagram post. “Time is of the essence.”
She shared a link to a Google form in her Instagram bio, where she surveyed potential kidney donors.
ABC News has reached out to a representative for Phillips for more information about her condition.
Bijou Phillips was married to former That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson, who was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison in 2023 after being found guilty of raping two women.
Phillips filed for divorce from Masterson after his conviction in 2023, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Phillips and Masterson have one daughter.
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