“I Had My Thyroid Removed Due To Cancer Scare” Mercy Johnson Breaks Down In Emotional Video

Nigerian actress Mercy Johnson Okojie has, for the first time spoken about cancer, her life-changing surgery, and subsequently being placed on medication for life.

She had a very revealing moment on the latest episode of her Youtube cooking show, where she had a special guest, Joke Silva, on for a chat.

During the conversation, Mercy Johnson asked Joke Silva about her husband Olu Jacobs’ health, and that led to the conversation about Mercy’s own health struggles.

Mercy revealed she had a cancer scare just 6 months after she had her fourth child.

In her words:

“… Odi [her husband] and I have actually been here and I have never discussed it where we had, like uhm, a scare. I had a cancer scare in quote and I had like my thyroid removed. And it was like a journey for us because we had kids.

My last was six months at that time and then we kept on saying “okay, we have to understand that this is the new us, let’s go get the surgery done”. And then we got there, they said I was going to be on medication for the rest of my life and it was a reality that we had to sit down.

You know, them giving me a timing and telling me you can’t miss your medication. Once you wake up that day, that’s the first thing. Telling me all of the side effects. So I’m reconciling with this you’re saying, it’s the truth. At the point you realize this is where we are, let’s grow from here, let’s live in this comfort zone.”

Ikechukwu gives update on his health

It was reported days back, that rapper, Ikechukwu Onunaki simply known as Ikechukwu had given a health update on his paralysis.

The rapper, who has been bedridden for weeks, took to his Instagram page to share videos of him trying to get back on his feet. In his caption, Ikechukwu prophesied healings to himself as he promised to never take things for granted.

“Slowly but surely.
I will get back walking, will touch my toes without bending my knees.
I will feel no sharp stabs in my back or legs, and do back flip in February.

All the things I took for granted by letting my regular practices fall off.
Never again as God is my witness and healer.
Idey come.

P.s I will also gain the weight back”.

Rapper Ikechukwu shares hopeful progress on health condition

Recall that during an Instagram live session with Daddy Freeze, Ikechukwu had claimed he is currently suffering from an illness called a herniated disc and acute sciatica which have rendered his entire right side paralyzed.

He stated that the illness had kept him bedridden, and he is currently using crutches.

When asked if he was still in Nigeria, Ikechuckwu said he had left the country already to seek better medical care abroad after being dissatisfied with what he got.

He said, “Baba I get herniated disc and acute sciatica and it paralyzed my whole right side, lumbar 4 and 5. A whole me can you imagine, na bed wen I don dey since.

“Baba, if you see me, I’m not same person you knew before, the guy who does backflips left and right.

“To waka dey pain me. I no fit waka.

“I pulled it on the 17th in the morning, and instead of calming down, I went to a show I was booked for, the following day, I couldn’t get out of bed. After two more days of dealing with the pain, I had to rush to Evercare Hospital around 3 a.m.

“They put drips in both of my hands with painkillers, which only lasted a little bit, and I no won risk my life with Nigerian healthcare again, so I just got a ticket straight to Yankee.”