Tina Turner health: ‘I have gone through some very serious sicknesses’

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Saying farewell to her fans on her final tour back in 2009, Tina Turner has been in retirement for over a decade. Yet, if you want to see live performances from the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll you’re in luck. Airing on BBC Two, Tina Turner at the BBC plays tribute to the star by showcasing her live performances throughout the decades. In the 1960s, Tina Turner sang A Fool in Love when she was in the well-documented abusive relationship with Ike Turner.

It’s a dark period in her life that continues to plague the 81-year-old.

In a candid feature-length documentary titled Tina, her second husband, Erwin Bach, revealed the singer “has dreams” about the abuse.

“It’s like when soldiers come back from the war. It’s not an easy time to have those in your memory and then try to forget,” he said.

Tina added: “For a long time I did hate Ike, I have to say that. But then, after he died, I really realised that he was an ill person.”

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Tina Turner has overcome many obstacles in her life (Image: Getty) Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Recurrent nightmares of past trauma is a sign of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The NHS classified PTSD as “an anxiety disorder caused by very stressful, frightening or distressing events”.

Symptoms of PTSD

“These symptoms are often severe and persistent enough to have a significant impact on the person’s day-to-day life,” said the NHS.

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Causes of PTSD

Any situation that a person finds traumatic can cause PTSD, such as:

PTSD can develop immediately following the disturbing event, or weeks, months, or even years later.

Effective treatment methods include trauma-focussed cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR).

What’s more, Tina has also suffered from ill health in her older age.

Tina Turner with her first husband Ike Turner (Image: Getty)

Tina had a stroke in 2013, which involved the singer learning to walk again.

Then three years later, she was diagnosed with kidney failure and intestinal cancer.

Her beloved Erwin donated one of his kidneys to help Tina survive, and surgeons removed the intestinal tumour.

“I have gone through some very serious sicknesses,” Tina said on a YouTube vlog.

Tina Turner with her second husband Erwin Bach (Image: Getty) Stroke

The NHS explained a stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off; it’s a “medical emergency”.

Intestinal cancer

This is another way to describe bowel cancer, which is when cells begin to multiply abnormally, forming a tumour.

Kidney failure

Kidney disease can cause: tiredness, swollen ankles, feet or hands, shortness of breath, feeling sick, and blood in the urine.

Tina Turner at the BBC will air on BBC Two at 8.40pm on Saturday June 5.