New Zealand financier Sir Frank Renouf's former wife, who is battling ovarian cancer, has been hospitalised and diagnosed with kidney failure.
Lady Susan Renouf, who lives in Australia, has been receiving blood transfusions at Cabrini Hospital, in Melbourne's southeast, since palliative care doctors diagnosed her with acute kidney failure, the Herald Sun reported.
The 76-year-old socialite, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013, has been joined by her Adelaide-based daughters Ann Peacock and Caroline Cordeaux, and Jane Chapple-Hyam, who travelled from the UK.
Ms Peacock said her mother is receiving first-rate care but is hoping to take her home "in the next day or so".
"Mum is so grateful for the wonderful care and attention she has been receiving," she told the Herald Sun.