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Nigerian actress, Ufuoma McDermott has disclosed she was battling with a kidney ailment.
The foremost Nigerian thespian has been away from the movie screen for a period of time.
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Ufuoma, in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, revealed that she has been battling the disease for 12 years.
According to the 43-year-old, she was diagnosed with stage three but it later progressed to stage four.
She added that she thought she will die because she failed to listen to the advice of her doctors.
āMy weight, people do not understand when I say I cannot afford to put on weight, I do not want to die. I have little children. I had pushed my body and it was borderline stage 4.
āLast year was a very trying time in my life where I thought I was going to die. I have battled chronic kidney for a while, for about 12 years now. I was negotiating with the doctor, she said āI need you to go home and restā.
āBut I was like āWhat if I go home? I promise you I will sleep today, before I leave tomorrowā. She said, āUfuoma I need you to sleep now, if you can take tabs and just sleep. I need you to rest, I need your blood pressure to drop.ā
āShe mixed up my medications for me, long and short is that I went back on set.ā
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