Mercy Johnson Okojie, a famous Nollywood actress, has spoken out about her cancer diagnosis.
The stunning revelation was made by the mother of four on her show, Mercy’s Menu with Joke Silva.
Mercy Johnson explained that she and her husband had to accept their new reality when she was put on life-long medicine.
Her final child was 6 months old when they discovered it, and she discovered after the surgery that she would have to live on medication for the rest of her life.
“I had a scare. I had a cancer scare. It was like a journey for us because of the kids. My last born was 6 months at that time. We had to understand that this is our new reality. Let’s get the surgery done. They said I was going to be on medication for the rest of my life. It was a reality that we had to sit down”, she said.
Meanwhile, Ikechukwu Onunaki, also known as Ikechukwu, a rapper and actor, has shared an update on his paralysis.
The rapper, who has been bedridden for several weeks, took to Instagram to show videos of himself attempting to get back on his feet.
In his caption, Ikechukwu promised himself healing and swore never to take anything for granted.
“Slowly but surely. I will get back walking, will touch my toes without bending my knees.
I will feel no sharp stabs in my back or legs and do back flip in February. All the things I took for granted by letting my regular practices fall off. Never again as God is my witness and healer.
I dey come. P.S. I will also gain the weight back”, he wrote.
Recall that the rapper In an Instagram live session with Daddy Freeze disclosed that he is suffering from herniated discs and extreme sciatica, which have rendered his entire right side incapacitated.
He added that the sickness has rendered him bedridden and that he is now using crutches.
When asked if he was still in Nigeria, Ikechuckwu stated that he had already left the nation to seek better medical care abroad after being disappointed with what he received.
“Baba I get herniated disc and acute sciatica and it paralyzed my whole right side, lumbar 4 and 5. A whole me can you imagine, na bed wen I don dey since.
“Baba, if you see me, I’m not same person you knew before, the guy who does backflips left and right.To waka dey pain me. I no fit waka.I pulled it on the 17th in the morning, and instead of calming down, I went to a show I was booked for, the following day, I couldn’t get out of bed. After two more days of dealing with the pain, I had to rush to Evercare Hospital around 3 a.m. They put drips in both of my hands with painkillers, which only lasted a little bit, and I no won risk my life with Nigerian healthcare again, so I just got a ticket straight to Yankee”, he said.
