Popular Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi, has described 2024 as a traumatic year as she opened up about her health issues and her husband, Banky Wellington’s battle with cancer while celebrating her birthday.
The award-winning actress shared on her Instagram post that she had been ill for months due to vomiting and the condition was the reason she was admitted to the hospital. Amidst the health crisis, she also faced the devastating news that her husband needed surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.
In addition to this ordeal, Adesua revealed that she had to undergo an emergency cesarean section (C-section) to deliver her baby. She thanked the efforts of healthcare workers in Lagos and Washington D.C. who provided her with care and support during this difficult period.
Reflecting on the experience, she praised her husband’s unwavering support and resilience.
She wrote,
“2024 really tried to take the wind out of my sail, so I am so grateful to be here celebrating my life and God’s faithfulness.
From being ill for months with hyperemesis (if you’re going through this, I see you. It’s not in your head.
You are as ill as you feel & think you are, and yes, you need help), to be admitted to hospital, to find out the love of my life needed another surgery to remove a cancerous tumor while being sick and pregnant, to end up with an emergency c-section.
I want to thank all the doctors who looked after me in Lagos, Nigeria, and the team in Washington DC that pretty much saved my life.
I also want to thank God for my incredible husband. Banky, I love you to life.
I also want to thank everyone who gave me grace in 2024, especially those who didn’t know what I was going through. I know I missed a lot.
My village people are incredible. God has used this season to stretch me and show me that I am capable of much more than I ever realized.”
