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Actor and model Bijou Phillips has revealed that she\u2019s \u201changing on by a thread\u201d and urgently needs a kidney transplant.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve needed a transplant for a year,\u201d Philips told Us Weekly in an exclusive sit-down interview, her first in a decade.<\/a><\/p>\n Phillips, 45, was born with underdeveloped kidneys and received her first kidney transplant at 36. In February, the actor revealed that she was back on dialysis \u2014 a treatment that Phillips emphasized is \u201cnot a cure\u201d and puts her at an increased risk of infection.<\/p>\n \u201cI could make it on dialysis for a couple years, or I could get an infection in my line tomorrow and be gone in a few days,\u201d Phillips told Us Weekly. \u201cI\u2019m really hopeful, [but] it\u2019s an extremely urgent situation.\u201d<\/p>\n Phillips shared on Instagram<\/a> on Feb. 11 that she needed help finding a kidney and shared a questionnaire for followers who were interested in becoming a donor. Nearly 1,300 people came forward saying they wanted to get tested and see if they were a match for Phillips. Of those individuals, Phillips said 50 or 60 might be a match.<\/p>\n She called the response \u201cbeautiful\u201d and said it was important to use her platform to advocate for those with kidney disease. \u201cI think it\u2019s useful to raise awareness, [to encourage] more people to donate into the ether. It\u2019s such a wild disease,\u201d she told Us Weekly.<\/p>\n In the past, Phillips said, her creative projects inspired her to keep going. Now, Phillips says she is fighting for her life for her daughter, Fianna. \u201cI\u2019m all she\u2019s got,\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n \u201cNow I\u2019m a single mom and things are different. I want to be here for her, and I have to be here for her. The fight is back. That had been gone for a long time,\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n The life-and-death situation motivated Phillips to turn to social media for help with the encouragement of her famous friends and family, like sister Mackenzie Phillips and longtime friends Nicky and Paris Hilton. \u201cTo put my health out there publicly was terrifying, but my friends and family got fed up with me. They took control and were like, \u2018We\u2019re doing this,\u2019\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n Phillips offered the rare peek into her private life following the conviction of her ex-husband <\/a>Danny Masterson, who was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for two rape convictions. Phillips filed for divorce days later.<\/p>\n Phillips\u2019 team could not be immediately reached for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n