Actress Shan George reveals her battle with spine disease

Nollywood actress, Shan George has revealed that she has been on sick bed battling a health challenge for many months which has seen her undergo surgery at a hospital in Abuja.

The fair skinned thespian in a post on social media revealed that she has been fighting a spine disease since January, which forced her to undergo a delicate surgery in Abuja running into millions of naira.

Shan who shared photos from her hospital bed on Thursday morning, said she was initially told that the surgery could permanently paralyse her, if not properly done. But according to her, the surgery was successful.

She wrote; I’ve been battling a spine disease for so many months now, in and out of hospital since January 2019, finally I was told d only solution is a spine surgery, a very delicate surgery that can render me permanently paralysed for the rest of my life if not properly done.

”I was so scared, the bill for such surgery runs into millions of naira. Long story short, I finally did the surgery In a clinic in Abuja called Brain and Spine Surgery Consortium.

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“I want to say a very big thank u to friends and family who went out of their way to support with d huge surgery bill, I will never forget u for supporting instead of looking for lame heartless reasons and excuses not to help. God bless u all immensely. Who says Brain, Spine and other delicate Surgeries can’t be done in Nigeria? I’m recuperating fine. Help me thank God,” she added.

Shan’s revelation comes after she rallied support for the sick son of veteran musician Stella Monye who is suffering from urethra and leaking bladder problem.

The fair skinned actress took to social media to create awareness to well-meaning Nigerians and also gave an update on the struggles of Stella Monye who has for a long time battled to keep her son alive.

Shan George revealed in a post on Instagram that things have not been easy for Stella Monye who has invested all her savings just to save the life of her only child who has been suffering from the ailment for some years.

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