Tina Turner battled kidney disease before her passing
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Tina Turner passed away recently at the age of 83.
Turner suffered from a range of health issues, including high blood pressure and kidney disease.
Tina Turner, the “Queen of Rock-n-Roll,” passed away earlier this month at 83. She was known for her vocals and stage presence.
Turner also battled kidney disease and even spoke out about it on her Instagram recently as this past March.
“My kidneys are victims of my not realizing that my high blood pressure should have been treated with conventional medicine,” she wrote on her Instagram.
Turner also had intestinal cancer in 2016 and suffered from a stroke in recent years.[]
In the United States, 37 million Americans suffer from kidney disease. High blood pressure can lead to kidney disease, but many Americans might not know the risk.[] In fact, upwards of 9 out of 10 adults don’t know that they have kidney disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[]
“I have put myself in great danger by refusing to face the reality that I need daily, lifelong therapy with medication,” Turner wrote. “For far too long, I believed that my body was an untouchable and indestructible bastion.”
Other musicians, including Mick Jagger, reacted on Twitter to Turner's passing. "I’m so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner. She was truly an enormously talented performer and singer. She was inspiring, warm, funny, and generous. She helped me so much when I was young, and I will never forget her," Jagger wrote online.