There have been concerns after popular Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, disclosed she has been diagnosed with an incurable illness named ‘Lupus’.
Kemi Afolabi, disclosed that she had been diagnosed with an incurable illness named Lupus, which has affected her work, relationships and has ultimately “changed her life forever.”
In a sit-down chat, she said that the illness prevents her from being exposed to strong lighting, which is the reality of her job as an actress.
Shedding light on the issue, she said,
“For my first three months at LUTH, I didn’t know what the problem was. We had run a whole lot of tests. Different doctors kept coming, they would ask me questions and I would communicate with them through writing.
One of the doctors finally came and he was able to tell me the kind of test I will run. The test was done in South Africa, and it took like two weeks to get the result.”
Shading more light on this incureble illness, we were joined by a Lupus survivor, Director, Lupus remedy global support foundation, Fauzat Sanusi and Dr. Hakeem Olaosebikan, consultant rheumatologist, LASUTH .
Fauzat revealed that Lupus is an auto immune disease and it’s a disease that when you have it, you won’t even know you have it. You might have series of journey like been wrongly diagnose she says etc.
Lupus is a condition where your body wants to protect your organs and in time, start eating it up. My Lupus has been for 14 years now and it took her 10 years to be diagnosed with it.
See her story below!
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