Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, has revealed that her Doctor told her that she has just 5 years to live, oyogist.com reports.
In a recent interview with show host, Chude Jideonwo, published on Friday, the actress said she has been diagnosed with an on her ‘incurable’ ailment, revealing that she was diagnosed with lupus.
According to her, she had lived just one year after the doctor’s pronouncement, as she tearfully noted that she didn’t know how much she had left.
Afolabi quoted her doctor as saying, “Make sure you are with your loved ones. At least, you still have up to five years.”
Talking about the sickness, she said, “I have lupus. It’s not curable. You just have to take medications for the rest of your life.”
She noted that she paid N1.2m on a treatment yet it did not work as she continually cried in pain.
Lupus is an inflammatory disease caused when the immune system attacks its own tissues.
Lupus (SLE) can affect the joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs.
