Popular Nigerian actress, Kemi Afolabi, has revealed the incurable ailment she was diagnosed and her doctor told her that she has five more years to spend on earth.
Afolabi in a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, published on Friday disclosed that she was diagnosed with lupus.
Lupus is a disease that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks tissues and organs.
“I have lupus. It’s not curable. You just have to take medications for the rest of your life.”
Recall that the actress while narrating her near-death experience in 2021 disclosed that she had written her will, but God showed her mercy.
The actress had disclosed that the development which almost cost her, her life made her sell her properties.
Meanwhile, Afolabi recent noted that the doctor told her she has five years to live.
She further stated that she has lived one year after the statement of the doctor, adding that she does not know how much she has left.
Afolabi who quoted her doctor said, “Make sure you are with your loved ones. At least, you still have up to five years.”
The actress who spoke about the sickness said, “I have lupus. It’s not curable. You just have to take medications for the rest of your life.”
Afolabi disclosed that she paid ₦1.2m weekly on treatment yet it did not work.
Earlier in January, Afolabi took her fans by surprise when she said she had written her will and booked a space at the cemetery.
In an Instagram post, she wrote, “I wrote my will and booked a space with ebony vault this year 2021 but God showed me how faithful he is despite my unfaithfulness. Who am I that God is so mindful of my existence? Me, ordinary sand? That was a toss around from a private hospital to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, to Army barracks hospital WAEC and finally, LUTH where I spent over three months!
“Finally, I was diagnosed with a condition that has no cure but can be managed by medications and takes me in and out of the hospital at will (SLE). Fluid blocked my lungs, affected my heart from functioning well which was the reason for my breathlessness and that is caused by the condition diagnosed! Surgery was the only option to drain out the fluid fast.”
