Bijou Phillips still waiting for a miracle match.
Phillips, 45, has yet to find a suitable kidney donor after receiving more than 1,000 applications, a source confirmed. Us Weekly. The actress remains hospitalized at UCLA on Thursday, February 12, and is on dialysis as she deals with complications from her first kidney transplant, which she received “from a dear friend” in 2017.
He has a B-negative blood type, and needs donors with B-negative, B-positive, O-negative or O-positive blood, depending TMZwho first reported on the development.
Phillips opened up about her ongoing health battle on Wednesday, Feb. 11, sharing in a statement on Instagram, “I’m asking as a friend, sister, aunt, and most importantly, single mom to an amazing, brave daughter. I need a kidney.” (Phillips is the mother of an 11-year-old daughter Fianna.)
Even before Bijou Phillips revealed she needed a second kidney transplant, the actress had been open about her health struggles over the years. Phillips, who is the daughter of musicians John Phillips and Geneviève Waite, was born with underdeveloped kidneys. She required her first transplant in 2017. “I ask as a friend, sister, (…)
The mother of one explained that “he was born with underdeveloped kidneys and spent the first three months of his life in the NICU on dialysis.”
Phillips said her previous transplant gave her eight “precious years” with her son “but since then I’ve had a lot of complications, including the BK virus which led to both cellular and antibody rejection.”
“I am currently under treatment Dr. Anjay Rastogi at UCLA and back on dialysis,” she added. “Please help me find one living donor so I can spend more time with my daughter, my family and friends.” Phillips concluded his plea to the audience by noting that “time is of the essence.”
Phillips remains upbeat and is “awake” and “aware of what’s going on,” a source exclusively said. werevealing that his condition remains “black”. The source said he started dialysis on Tuesday, February 10, sharing we that there is “natural wear and tear on the other kidney”.
According to the insider, Phillips’ friends and family “they have gone through the process” to see if they were a match but were unsuccessful. Although there are “no potential donors right now,” Phillips and her loved ones hope to find one in the next “couple of months.”
Fortunately, Phillips has been surrounded by love. Fianna was seen visiting her mother in hospital, along with the star’s half-sisters Chynna Phillips i Mackenzie Phillipswho were at her bedside in a heartwarming photo posted via Bijou’s Instagram stories.
In recent years, Bijou formed a strong connection with the groom Jamie Mazur and has been enjoying life away from the glitz and glamor of Hollywood. They were romantically linked for the first time in June 2024.
A source close to the couple said we that Bijou, who lives on his farm in Santa Ynez, California, and Mazur are very compatible since they are both “free spirits and very relaxed.” In addition, their romance is “sober and easy,” shares a person close to the couple we in November 2025. “There is no pressure or serious commitment, and they enjoy spending time together when it fits into their lives.”