In
her new book My Love Story, the music icon has openly discussed her
health issues. She talks about how she was using homeopathic medicine
to treat her high blood pressure because of which her kidneys were
not fully functioning. Since there were very little chances of her
receiving a kidney transplant, the doctors advised Tina to start
dialysis. But, the hitmaker refused saying that she would not spend
the rest of her life dependent on a machine.
Realizing
that chances of her getting a kidney transplant were unlikely, the
78-year old who was residing in Switzerland at the time with her
spouse Erwin Bach, pondered over the idea of assisted suicide. Like
other European countries, voluntary euthanasia is legal in
Switzerland. Tina then joined an organization that allows people to
go through the process by the name Exit.
What’s Love Got To Do With It hitmaker
clarifies that she did not want to do this but the toxins in her body
were taking control of her life. She believes that she was just a
living breathing corpse whose time would come soon. Because she saw
no reason to prolong her misery, Tina explains that she had made her
peace with the idea of dying.
It
was then that her husband, the German music executive offered his own
kidney to her. The music icon recalls that he said that he did not
want another life or another woman and therefore wanted his wife to
have his kidney. After the operation in April of 2017, the Grammy
award winner expressed her gratitude to Erwin for giving her a chance
to live again. Tina reminisces how happy she was to see her husband
come into her room on a wheelchair after the operation, looking as
handsome as always.
Though
both husband and wife have since fully recovered from the operations,
Tina must continue to take immunosuppressants to ensure that her body
grows accustomed to and accepts the new organ.
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