Tina Turner health: Queen of ‘n’ Roll suffered from intestinal cancer, kidney failure

Acclaimed singer Tina Turner has died at age 83, a spokesperson for the performer confirmed on Wednesday.

The spokesperson’s statement read, “Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll, “died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.” “With her, the world loses a legend of music and a role model.”

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Turner’s health had declined recently. She received a diagnosis of intestinal cancer in 2016. In a recent documentary about her life, Tina had talked openly about having a stroke and fighting cancer.

She experienced kidney failure, which rendered a transplant necessary in 2017. Tina revealed she was so ill that she was ready to end her life until husband Erwin donated his kidney.

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When the condition was discovered by doctors, the music icon thought she was recovering after beating intestinal cancer and a previous stroke.

She had previously stated, “By December 2016, my kidneys were at 20% and plunging rapidly. I faced two choices: either regular dialysis or a kidney transplant. Only the transplant would give me a good chance of a near-normal life. But the chances of getting a donor kidney were remote.”

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She claimed that because Switzerland has one of the lowest donor rates in all of Europe, she would probably never be able to jump to the top of the waiting list. Tina refused to begin dialysis when it was scheduled, stating, “I’m not living on a machine.”

Tina began making plans and joined the assisted suicide group Exit. At that point, her husband Erwin began to consider losing her as a possibility.

She said, “He said he didn’t want another woman, or another life. Then he shocked me. He said he wanted to give me one of his kidneys.”

They underwent compatibility tests, and on April 7, 2017, Tina underwent the transplant procedure despite being a high-risk patient because of heart damage brought on by years of high blood pressure.

Erwin made a full recovery, but Tina needed to keep taking potent immunosuppressants.