- Ufuoma McDermott has shared her battle with kidney disease.
- The actress in a sit down with Chude Jideonwo for the first time revealed what she has been through while stating that she doesn’t want to die.
Nollywood actress Ufuoma McDermott has opened up on life challenging moments she has been battling for the past twelve years.
Sitting with media personality Chude Jideonwo, on the programme with WithChude, Ufuoma McDermott disclosed how she lost her younger brother to chronic kidney disease and how she herself was diagnosed with the same ailment.
In 2023, the actress was diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease after battling with it for over twelve years. And recently, Ufuoma was diagnosed with the 4th stage of the disease which is the final stage.
In the short clip shared online, Ufuoma McDermott who had been private on social media following her ordeals, revealed how she was down during the process. She expressed her wish to live long for the sake of her children.
According to her, she defied her doctor’s instructions to rest and went about her job. After the warning, the actress’s health depreciated and she couldn’t move for 6 months. Sharing a clip from the interview, Chude wrote on Instagram:
“First, she lost her younger brother to chronic kidney disease.
Then last year, Ufuoma McDermott was also diagnosed with Stage 3 kidney disease – after battling with it for 12 years.
She was told to slow down at work and rest. But she thought she had more time and negotiated with her doctors.
That delay turned out to be costly. She was shortly diagnosed of Stage 4 kidney disease.
Stage 4.
That’s the final stage. And she says it was a result of drug abuse – ingesting too many painkillers.
Thus began a battle for her life, where there was zero room for error. For 6 months, she couldn’t move. She couldn’t work. She couldn’t add weight. She actually thought the end had come.
In this exclusive interview, the actor and producer shares how she found her way back from Stage 4 kidney disease, how it changed how she lived her life, how she managed her public career while dealing with this in private, and why this life-changing experience has transformed the way she lives her life today.
Also for the first time, she confirms that over the past few years she has lived with her family abroad while acting and producing in Nigeria – and how a very private life has served her very well.
This was one hell of a conversation.”
Watch the clip below: