Selena Gomez's mother talks about the difficult times regarding her daughter's kidney transplant.

Just last week, the 25-year-old announced that she had to undergo the surgery due to her lupus disease. Fortunately, she found a suitable donor in her good friend Francia Raisa. Now Selena's mother opens up in a moving Facebook post to the bad weeks in which the fate of the young singer was hanging by a thread.

In addition to the already known picture, which shows the two friends side by side in the hospital bed, Mandy Teefey writes: "This photo is one of the most breathtaking pictures and will always remain in my life. Whenever there are moments when we do not know if it is for going up or down, I can look at this picture and know that we can always make it up. " She further admits: "As a mother, I felt helpless, scared, and all I could do was pray for both of them and Francia's beautiful family."

Mandy also admits that she often behaved very caringly during the emotional journey: "I'm pretty sure I can't go back to this hospital. Mama Bär was in full swing." However, it was worth it and she couldn't be happier about the recovery of her favorite: "Selena got a kidney, I could keep my little girl and also got another daughter ..." She also has important ones for the fans Words: "Thank you to everyone who was there for Sel, Francia and our families. We survived because of all the love, prayers and God."