the sad truth behind the famous worldwide pop star selena gomez; thread

when selena turned 5 years old, selena’s parents, mandy and ricardo, divorced.

selena’s family struggled a lot because of financial troubles. they had to search for quarters to get gas for their cars or walk to their local dollar store to purchase spaghetti for dinner.

selena stated: “i was frustrated that my parents weren't together, and never saw the light at the end of the tunnel where my mom was working hard to provide a better life for me. i’m terrified of what i would have become if i’d stayed in texas."

selena was diagnosed with lupus sometime between 2012 and early 2014. but later, in 2015, she shared that she was battling lupus and undergoing chemotherapy to treat it. 

what is lupus? an autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body, including joints, skin and internal organs, and causes the immune system to be unable to tell the difference between foreign invaders and healthy tissues.

the main symptoms of lupus are: swollen joints, fever, fatigue, rashes, chest pain, hair loss, anemia, and more. but also depression, anxiety, and panic attacks can be side effects of lupus.

there is no cure for lupus at the present time but there are treatments.

during these years selena has been struggling a lot because of depression due to several breaking- ups with her ex boyfriend and lupus.

in 2016, selena gomez cancelled her revival tour due to her mental health.

in 2016, selena gomez reportedly enters rehab to deal with panick attacks and depression.

in 2017, selena gomez had a kidney transplant due to lupus complications. her friend, francia raisa, donated her the kidney.

during the transplant, selena broke an artery. an emergency surgery was conducted to build a new artery using a vein from her leg.

in 2017, a few days before transplant, selena gomez posted this in her instagram thinking that it would have been her last post.

«she couldn’t even open a bottle water» - francia raisa

in 2018, selena took a long break from social medias. before leaving social media, selena did an instagram live answering questions from fans and said depression had consumed her life for 5 years.

in 2018, selena went to rehab due to a mental breakdown after a treatment in hospital because of her low blood cell count. selena tried ripping the IV's out of her arm.

in 2020, selena gomez admitted to suffer of bipolar disorder during an instagram live with miley cyrus.

selena is stil getting treatments for her lupus.

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due to her lupus, selena can’t even squeeze a lime so her grandpa helps her most of the time

in 2011, selena gomez’s mother, mandy, had a miscarriage and lost selena’s sister, scarlett.

when selena was born, she was placed in an incubator and had an IV on her head. mandy affirmed that she was so scared that selena couldn’t survive.

you can see that selena’s hands are shaking due to her autoimmune disease

during her life, selena has also experienced so many losses from her make up artist jake bailey and her dear friend christina grimmie

in 2020, during her cooking show, selena + chef, selena openly admitted that she doesn’t read comments unless it has to do with charity work and it frustates her that people see her as a tabloid story or related with a man because she has worked so hard in these years.

despite everything she has been through, selena has been working for the world. she has become an unicef ambassador and an advocate for black lives matter movement and mental health.

"depression was my life for 5 years straight. depression and anxiety was the forefront of everything that i did in my life- every single thing. and i would still make myself have the courage to keep going..." selena in 2018.

“I've gotten insecure. I also have lupus so I fluctuate in my weight a lot, so I've had to learn pretty early to have thick skin when it comes to this stuff and to understand that it doesn't matter at all. It's just hateful. It's all it is.” - selena about lupus in 2020