Popular Nigerian actress and producer, Mercy Johnson Okojie
has shared the experience of her journey on life medication after being
diagnosed with cancer.
The actress made the disclosure about a cancer scare that
made her doctors to place her on life medication during the latest episode of
her Youtube cooking show, Mercy’s Menu.
The actress further revealed that she had surgery where her
thyroid – a gland in the throat – was removed, and she was placed on strict
medication for life.
Speaking for the first time about her life-changing surgery
and how she managed to survive cancer, Mercy said “I had a cancer scare in
quote, and I had like my thyroid removed. And this was like a journey for my
husband and I because we had kids.
“My last baby was 6 months old when we knew about it, and
during the surgery, I found out that I had to live the rest of my life on
medication.
“It was a reality that we had to face. You know, them giving
me timing and telling me you can’t miss your medication. Once you wake up
that’s the first thing. Telling me all of the side effects.”
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