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Dec 10, 2018 · Modern Family actor Sarah Hyland opens up about her second kidney transplant, her relationship with Wells Adams, endometriosis, chronic illness, and more.
- Filming Modern Family
- Hyland's Transplant Journey
- Depression and Kidney Disease
- Why She's Opening Up Now
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Playing Haley Dunphy on Modern Family for the first five years was an escape for Hyland. Then her health took a turn. She lost weight, was in severe pain, and felt perpetual exhaustion. She even forgot filming certain episodes, including 2011's "Hit and Run," due to fatigue. "It was right before my first transplant. You have to be a certain level o...
Hyland received a kidney from her father when she was 21. Sadly, her body rejected the organ four years later. Hyland worked through hospital visits, medications that left her face swollen, and dialysis three times a week. Luckily, her brother Ian was a match to donate his kidney, but Hyland struggled while waiting for the transplant evaluationto b...
Unfortunately, Hyland is not alone in this experience. One studyestimates that up to 20% of people with early and late-stage kidney disease experience anxiety, social isolation, loneliness, or depression. Keep an eye out for these symptoms and seek professional help if you experience them for more than two weeks. Depression can affect your physical...
Growing up, Hyland didn't have many female role models in the acting industry who were open about their chronic health issues. Now that she is on the other side of recovery and doing well, she hopes her story helps others experiencing similar challenges. "We don't talk about it." Hyland said, "I thought if I talk about this, not only do I think it ...
All patients face challenges - so let's talk about it! Your story may be the one that gives another person with kidney disease hope.
The Modern Family star reveals how her kidney issues affected her filming and her mental health. She shares her experience of rejection, dialysis, and depression, and how she overcame them with support and hope.
Dec 12, 2018 · Medical treatments staved off kidney failure through her childhood, but by the time she was 21, she needed a transplant. Her beloved father, actor Edward James Hyland, volunteered to give her his kidney.
Dec 10, 2018 · In a revealing interview with Self magazine, the “Modern Family” actress opened up about receiving a second kidney transplant and her endometriosis, a condition that occurs when tissue lining ...
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- Sandra Gonzalez
Dec 10, 2018 · The Modern Family star, 28, has kidney dysplasia and endometriosis, and has undergone two kidney transplants and six surgeries in the last 16 months. She opened up about her suicidal thoughts, her relationship with Wells Adams, and her body image issues in a SELF interview.
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- Julie Mazziotta
Jan 7, 2019 · The procedure is actually her second transplant after she received a new kidney in 2012, when she was just 21. However, in 2016, her body began to struggle with the new organ, causing fever ...
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Dec 10, 2018 · Only one month after actress Sarah Hyland opened up to Self magazine about her two kidney transplants, Hyland spoke out further about the emotional effects of her constant sickness and pain to...
