The pop star participated in WE Day California in Los Angeles on Thursday, an event that honors youth making a difference in their local communities and around the world. Gomez was joined onstage by Nellie Mainor, a young fan who like Selena has dealt with her own serious health battles.

“Last year I had a kidney transplant and it was weird,” Gomez shared with the audience. “It was weird but hard.”

Nellie, who suffers from a rare kidney disease, was then introduced. “Do you know how much I’ve admired you these past couple of days?” Selena asked the little girl before giving her a hug. “Hold my hand. I’m needy!” the “Same Old Love” singer also teased with a laugh.

Two brave souls standing tall backstage at #WEday. Thank you both for the example you set onstage. So grateful to have you!

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@wemovement -my sixth year doing this incredible show. They have such a force of young people that are doing so much for their communities and the world. This is Nellie. She’s fearless and is wanting to spread awareness about kidney diseases.

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SelGo also shared plenty of photos from their memorable day to her Instagram, including one with Nellie. “My sixth year doing this incredible show,” she wrote. “They have such a force of young people that are doing so much for their communities and the world. This is Nellie. She’s fearless and is wanting to spread awareness about kidney disease.”

A while back I had the honor of being apart of the global citizen concert by having these amazing young men sing my song kill em with kindness in an epically, beautiful way. My heart was legit exploding to see them today!!

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Other familiar faces that stepped out for the charitable event included Jennifer Aniston, Will Ferrell, Nicole Richie, Morgan Freeman, Sofia Carson and more.

WE Day 2018 will be featured in a one-hour special airing August 17 on ABC.

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But how about a person donating an organ to a best friend battling an incurable autoimmune disease?

This is exactly what Bring It On actress, Francia Raisa, did for singer-actress, Selena Gomez. The transplant happened in June at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. It was not until a few days ago, on September 14, that both ladies took to Instagram to share to the world the amazing thing that occurred.

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We remember the Disney Channel alum was diagnosed with Lupus in 2015. She has been fighting the disease ever since. While at her boyfriend The Weeknd’s concert in May 2017, she was rushed to a hospital for kidney failure. She was immediately listed as a candidate for kidney transplant.

People surrounding the besties weren’t aware of the details of the surgery but they were not surprised that Francia was Selena’s donor. They were that close – like sisters. A friend to both even shared, “They’ve always been very spiritual and into God, and even more so now. They both prayed a lot about this surgery once Selena’s health issues got worse.”

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For 15 years, Stansel has battled chronic kidney disease, a sickness that hit it’s peak during a flight in March 2016.

“Just last March 10 – one year to the day – was my very last day at work. I had to take a passenger seat on the way home I was so sick,” she told Q13 Fox News.

“I can’t ever remember being so low,” she told ABC News.

Dialysis became part of her routine. But with her body failing, doctors told her she needed a kidney transplant to live. Cue Captain Jodi Harskamp.

Once strangers in the sky, Harskamp and Stansel built a bond after a house fire destroyed Harskamp’s home four years ago. Stansel lent a helping hand by cooking dinner for Harskamp and her family.

“Jenny was one of the first people to show up with this wonderful lasagna and some bottles of wine. She didn’t know me. I didn’t know her. She just said, ‘Here’s a lasagna and good luck,'” Harskamp told KIRO.

The pilot returned the gesture in a BIG way. When it was revealed that Harskamp was a perfect match, she jumped at the chance to help her friend despite that fact that losing one kidney could affect her career.

“There’s a small chance that I will never return to flying if my remaining kidney does not pick up the slack for my removed kidney,” Harskamp said.

“I’ve always said that my job is risk assessment, that’s what I do for a living, and I have determined that the reward in this is far greater than the risk,” she added.

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Despite undergoing a serious procedure (which took place Monday, March 13 at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle), the two women kept a jovial attitude while sharing their story to various news outlets.

“She had actually said, ‘I am going to serve you my kidney in an ice bucket on the drink cart,'” Stansel told Q13 referring to Harskamp’s kindness, while also adding that her cooking may have played a role in the pilot’s decision to donate.

“It was the lasagna. It was made with love,” she said.

As for Harskamp, the choice to go under the knife was an easy one, once she broke it down.

“I lose a kidney, she gets to live, I’d say pretty fair trade, right?” Harskamp told ABC News, while laughing.

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