Kemi Adetiba, the Nigerian movie producer, has recounted her
health scare in 2020.
In a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday, the filmmaker
narrated how she survived a major surgery following a health crisis she endured
for six months.
Adetiba said during the health crisis, she lost 30 pounds
and couldn’t move or stand.
Adetiba also revealed that a surgeon even refused to carry
out the surgery over fears that she “wouldn’t survive it”.
The Nollywood star said she started crying after “the fear
my body wouldn’t live through surgery” began to crept in.
The movie producer said she, however, gained confident after
reading a verse in the Bible.
“If you watched the KOB Doc, you’ll know I had a pretty
intense health scare in 2020 that lasted roughly 6 months. Halfway through this
health crisis, we opted for a particular surgery hoping it would cure my
ailment,” she wrote.
“By this time,
however, I was permanently on IV drip and fluids, because I couldn’t hold
anything down. Not being able to eat, I was skin and bones having lost 30
pounds. I couldn’t stand and you count to 10. I had to be helped to move around
and my mother bathed me.
“I was also severely anaemic at the same time but couldn’t
be treated specifically for it as doctors were afraid treatment would
exacerbate my already worsening situation. Because of how frail I was, a
surgeon had opted out of performing the surgery because he was worried my body
in its present state wouldn’t survive it.
“We eventually found a hospital and surgeon who after a
buffet of tests said he could and would do it. I trusted the doctor… But when
it came time for surgery, I became petrified.
“As usual, my most amazing @jumokeadenowo called the morning
of, and I mentioned my worry about surgery. She counseled and prayed for me.
But before praying, she quoted this Bible verse that struck me deeply.
“The nurse then comes
in to take me to the theater, and I started crying cos the fear my body
wouldn’t live through surgery now crept back in. I remembered the verse SJ
quoted and immediately asked for a pen. I wrote it on my palm and kept reading
and reciting it till the anesthetic kicked in. When I woke from successful
surgery, I noticed my slightly faded, scribbled verse still on my palm and took
a pic – PSALMS 56:3.
“I stumbled on this pic a couple of days ago and got
reminded yet again of God’s favour. I was also reminded of something else.A bit
of back story – I really wanted my wedding date to have some significance. Our
dating anniversary? Valentines? My birthday? Something!
“But it wasn’t convenient or to be. However when I found this
pic, I noticed my wedding date and the day I survived this surgery are exactly
2 years apart.
“Did I not want a significance to the day? Did I not get it?
Isn’t God so awesome.Have a lovely hump-day people. LIVE LIFE.”
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