Well-known Nigerian musician Adekunle Gold has revealed that he’s nonetheless battling sickle cell disaster.
He made this identified in a video of his newest interview shared on social media.
Sharing his experiences, the 38-year-old musician mentioned, “I nonetheless have crises.”
Whereas lamenting the ache attributable to the illness, Adekunle Gold disclosed that he has been on lifelong remedy since he was 5 years previous.
Advising the general public on the significance of genotype testing, he famous: “My imaginative and prescient is to make extra noise about it as a result of lots of people don’t learn about it, and the necessary organisations do not make a lot strikes concerning it”.
“The place sickle cell is extra well-liked or the place individuals realize it most is my nation Nigeria. And it occurs when an SS matches an SS. And that’s why realizing your genotype is essential as a result of the purpose is you shouldn’t convey many extra youngsters which have sickle cell.
“Sadly for me, my mother and father are sickle cell they usually introduced me to the world. The primary time I ever heard of sickle cell was I’d fall sick each time with my joints paining me. So once we speak about disaster, it’s pains in your joints, my legs and typically abdomen. It’s actually loopy.
“The primary time I seen that I had it was the night time I fell sick and my dad wasn’t house and my mum put me on her again and we walked miles to the hospital. I don’t keep in mind how previous I used to be, perhaps like 5 or 7. That was when the physician advised me about it, they usually advised me that I can be taking folic acid and B complicated for the remainder of my life. And that’s my life for a really very long time even until now.
“I nonetheless have crises infrequently however not as dangerous as I had it once I was a toddler, you recognize perhaps as a result of I’ve discovered a approach to handle myself extra correctly. And I’m grateful to God for the sources to have the ability to try this.”
