January 13, (THEWILL) – Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, has opened up about her health challenge, which resulted to being placed on medication for life.
The mother of four made the revelation on her show, ‘Mercy’s Menu’, where she invited veteran actress, Joke Silva.
Johnson-Okojie stated that she and her husband had to face their new reality, as she has no choice than to stick to a lifetime of medication.
According to her, her last born was six months old when they found out about it. She had to perform a surgery and was, thereafter, placed on medication for the rest of her life.
“I had a scare. I had a cancer scare. It was like a journey for us because of the kids. My last born was six months at that time.
“We had to understand that this is our new reality. Let’s get the surgery done.
“They said I was going to be on medication for the rest of my life. It was a reality that we had to sit down with”, she stated.