Eedris Abdulkareem Spills On Surviving Kidney Failure | Recounts Scary Experience
Hip-hop icon, Eedris Abdulkareem has opened up about how he survived a kidney failure.
Recounting a scary experience he had during his kidney transplant, the rapper revealed that he and his wife, Yetunde almost had an issue after almost 15 successful tests.
According to Eedris in an interview with TVC ‘E Splash’, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney problem and was advised to go for a transplant as soon as possible. He said immediately, his wife released herself to be a donor and several test was conducted on her.
However, in the last test, the doctors discovered that there was something wrong with his wife, which could deter her from donating her kidney to her husband.
The rapper admitted that it was a scary one for him, as he felt weakened and saddened by the news. This was because he could only get a donor from his family member, as the hospital can’t source for any.
He said,
“I was told I had Stage 4 kidney problem and the doctor said the best thing was for me to do a kidney transplant.
I asked him if it’s possible for the hospital to give me donors and he said I had to source for donor and it has to be my family. My wife who was with me asked if she can be a donor for me. I was shocked because we never discussed this.
She did the first/second test and she was compatible. We had 15 more test and it was all successful.
There was this last one on my dialysis bed, doctor said he saw something in her that might make me look for another donor. I was so sad and started praying. But after conducting tests and taking it to a professor, she was considered fit for the transplant.”
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After undergoing a successful kidney transplant, the veteran singer heaped praises on his wife for donating her kidney.
The rapper, who stated this in his new single, entitled, “Thank You”, disclosed that he ended up with kidney problem because he took his health for granted.
According to him, he didn’t go for regular check-up when he started seeing the signs that his health was failing.
In a new video that is now trending on social media, Eedris described his wife as a life-saver, revealing that at first, fear and anxiety gripped his heart when he was first told that his kidney had failed.
He restated that he knew he had taken his body for granted for a while because he wasn’t going for regular check up.
The rapper recalled that he started thinking of his children and wife when he got to know that his kidney had failed as he thought the end had come, but that his wife encouraged him to focus on dialysis while he looked up to God for mercy.
The celebrity dad said he reached out to a couple of good friends who had gone through the same kidney problem after many consultations and he landed at St Nicholas hospital where he met with some of Nigeria’s finest doctors who assured him that all will be well.
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The “Thank You” single which was released on Wednesday has been trending on social media platforms as many fans of the rapper expressed joy at the return of the controversial rapper into the music fold after a few years break.
In June, 2022, it was revealed that Eedris was diagnosed with kidney failure. His friend and colleague Myke Pam, had made this known in a statement released on his behalf.
Myke said the ‘Nigeria Jaga Jaga’ singer was undergoing dialysis at an undisclosed hospital in Lagos. He added that a kidney transplant was scheduled to be done.
In an update to it, singer, MI Abaga had revealed that the singer’s wife had volunteered to donate one of her kidneys to him.
Following the success of the transplant at the time, Eedris’s management had taken to Instagram to pen an appreciation post to Nigerians.
“It is with unspeakable joy and undiluted Thanksgiving that the management of Lakreem Entertainment officially releases the news of the successful kidney transplant surgery on Nigerian Hip Hop Czar and activist Eedris Abdulkareem, and his most gracious donor – his lovingly dedicated wife YT”.
Breaking his silence, the singer had appreciated his wife for saving his life.
“…. Words cannot express my love, devotion, and commitment to my adorable, loving, supportive, and compassionate wife, Yetunde, with whom God Has made my life complete….baby. I will always Love, cherish and adore you forever.”