Singer Kesha Opens Up About Near Death Experience After Freezing Eggs

Singer-Songwriter Kesha revealed that she had a near-death experience after she froze her eggs. The 36-year-old singer said in an interview with Self Magazine that she "almost died in January," weeks after she underwent treatment to freeze her eggs.

While she didn’t share any specific details, the article noted that she did reveal more details off-the-record about the experience and mentioned that it was an uncommon but serious complication arising out of a fertility procedure.

Kesha About Near Death Experience

It was also stated that Kesha was in the hospital for nine days before being discharged. Sharing her thoughts about the life-threatening experience, Kesha said that she finally felt recovered after a couple of months and called the experience horrifying.

The singer-songwriter also revealed that she had been reluctant to discuss the health issue, fearing that it would be interpreted as a broader statement on pregnancy or reproductive agency.

Kesha said that she was taking her reproductive health into her own hands and that she stood by everyone who does that and honours their body.

She added that everyone probably gets the thought of sharing what they are going through, but that also meant that they were inviting people to have an opinion about it. She added that she didn’t have it "perfectly mapped out."

Kesha also opened up about being diagnosed with the auto-immune condition called Common Variable Immunodeficiency, or CVID, which put her at a higher risk of potentially recurring serious infections.

CVID also leads to increased incidences of digestive disorders, autoimmune disorders, blood disorders, and cancer. Mayo Clinic stated that the cause of CVID in the majority of cases was unknown.

Sharing why she hadn’t spoken about her autoimmune condition until now, Kesha said that she never wanted to be the "whiny privileged girl" and wanted to maintain her image. 

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