- Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi gives fans a glimpse of her medical check-up
- The actress had earlier revealed that she was battling with a disease called Lupus
- In her recent session with her doctor, she complained of swollen feet and hands
Popular Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, took to social media to express her distress over a concerning health issue.
The Yoruba actress had revealed last year that she was suffering from the autoimmune disease called ‘lupus’, which develops when the body’s tissues and organs are attacked by the immune system.
The movie star has since been abroad for checkups. However, Kemi chose to show her medical examination to the public this time.
She expressed her wish to get back in shape while complaining to the doctor about her swollen hands and feet.
Fortunately for her, she is in the remission stage and doesn’t experience nearly as much pains as she did earlier.
“My feet and hands have been swollen and I need to get back in shape. I do have pains and sickness in the morning, once in a while. It’s not as frequent anymore as it used to be.
Right now I am in the remission period because it hasn’t been bad, compared to what I was experiencing before” she said.
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Kemi Afolabi almost broke the internet in March when she cried for help from Nigerians and revealed her daily battle with Lupus which had cost her millions of Naira weekly for treatments since January 21, 2021.
In an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, the actress revealed she had been diagnosed with Lupus and had just five more years to live.
Lupus is a disease that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks tissues and organs.
Colleagues like Mercy Aigbe, Toyin Abraham, Mide Martins and her husband Afeez Owo, Tayo Odueke, Bisola Badmus, Yomi Fabiyi, Wumi Toriola and many others have called for help on the actress’s behalf and opened a GoFundMe account for her.
Their good deeds has paid because Kemi Afolabi is now in the US for medical treatment.
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