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Veteran Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has taken to her social media handle to express appreciation to God after surviving a serious health scare that almost took her life.
The mother of four on Thursday shared a video detailing the gruelling experience.
The video highlights several moments of the iconic actress during the ordeal, one of the clips captured her on a hospital bed with IV drips and undergoing medical tests.
The actress, in a lengthy post also recalled how she was rushed to the emergency room three times in one week due to her health crisis.
Narrating her ordeal, she wrote: “Happy Thanksgiving! Please join me as I thank God for life and good health.
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“Have you been told by a doctor, ‘There’s nothing more we can do at this time,’ and you still feel like you’re dying? A read…”
According to the veteran, the pain intensified after she attended an academy viewing event for Gladiator II.
“All through the viewing, I could not sit up. I had already been rushed to the ER twice that week for intense acid reflux and high blood pressure,” she said.
The third hospital visit revealed a critical condition with her gallbladder.
“The doctor said, ‘You have to go in immediately for surgery to remove your gallbladder!’ It was so dilated they wondered how I wasn’t in more pain,” she recounted.
The actress took time to reflect on her journey, following the successful surgery.She further encouraged fans to be thankful for life and health.
“Not only the gift of life, but the gift of good health, a complete body, or a sane mind to even dream of a better day!”
