I was placed on medication for life – Mercy Johnson speaks about cancer, her life changing surgery
Mercy Johnson Okojie, a Nigerian actress, has spoken up for the first time about her battle with cancer, her life-changing operation, and subsequent placement on life-long medicine.
On the most recent edition of her YouTube cooking show, she had a very revealing moment with special guest Joke Silva.
During the conversation, Mercy Johnson inquired about her husband Olu Jacobs’ health, which led to a discussion about Mercy’s personal health issues.
Mercy said that she suffered a cancer scare barely six months after giving birth to her fourth child. In her own 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.”