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Natalie Cole has received a new kidney.

A rep for the singer says the 59-year-old music legend is resting comfortably after undergoing a kidney transplant at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday.

Cole received her new kidney from a deceased organ donor through the regional organ procurement agency, One Legacy.

“Ms. Cole’s physicians have advised her to postpone her summer tour dates as she recuperates for the next three to four months,” her rep said.

Jazz legend Natalie Cole sings “Something’s Gotta Give” in this clip from last night’s American Idol Results Show.

Natalie Cole’s fans want to give her a kidney. Dozens of viewers wrote in offering to be tested as possible donors when the singing legend appeared as a guest on CNN’s Larry King Live Tuesday night.

Natalie was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in February 2008. Her kidneys failed after treatment and she has since been seeking a donor.

Natalie, 58, has been treated for kidney failure since being diagnosed with Hepatitis C in July 2008. During a lengthy hospitalization last September, the Grammy-winning singer was told that she would need a kidney transplant.

Natalie’s younger sister Timolin, 47, was tested in secret, and has been declared a match.
Cole is currently too weak to undergo surgery, but doctors are reportedly building up her strength so they can carry out the organ swap in February

A source tells The National Enquirer, “After (she learned of the match), Natalie kept saying, ‘I can’t believe this! I’m so blessed. My sister’s giving me a tomorrow. She’s saving my life.’”

Music legend Natalie Cole has decided to shave her head because the radiation treatment she is receiving for Hepatitis C is causing her hair to fall out in large clumps.

The 58-year-old singer was diagnosed with the life-threatening liver disease, a likely byproduct of her years as a drug addict, in July.

“I do chemo every week… and we are going to go for it and cut of all my hair….The timing couldn’t be worse because of my (new) record coming out. What you do is rally and you have a great group of people rally around you.”

Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with Hepatitis C. The virus was found during a routine examination and is likely the result of the fifty-eight year old music legend’s habitual use of heroin in the 1970s.

Despite a few bouts with “fatigue, muscle aches and dehydration,” Natalie’s doctor, Graham Woolf, of U.C.L.A./Cedars Sinai Medical Center, describes her prognosis as “terrific.”

“I am embraced by the love and support of my family and friends; I am committed to my belief in myself and in my abiding faith to meet this challenge with a heartfelt optimism and determination. This is how I intend to deal with this current challenge in my life,” the Grammy-winning vocalist said in a statement Wednesday.