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Funmi Iyanda |
winning Media Personality, Funmi Iyanda
has been down with an undisclosed ailment since October, 2014, this she
revealed through her twitter handle early in the week.
was rather a surprise when the talented TV personality broke the news herself
via her twitter handle which has also gone viral on some blogs.
couple of months, Asabeafrika
gathered that Mrs. Iyanda had
engaged herself in some activities, shuttling between Nigeria and London.
mother of one in one of her posts shared sensational and beautiful pictures to
her fans online, but revealed that she has been very sick, promising to talk
about it when she fully recovers.
“It’s been a tough year. I have been ill since October. I will talk about it
when I fully recover as it may help someone else”
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Funmi Iyanda with Ovation Magazine Publisher, Dele Momodu |
The New
Dawn With Funmi Iyanda Program presenter went philosophical with her
recent health challenge “Being sick is not fun, at all. However, when your body
becomes vulnerable and weak you do find other kinds of strength and clarity.
You also find out the truth of your relationships. Some truths are beautiful,
others ugly but none bad really, it is what it is. It messes with your mind”
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Funmi Iyanda with Fashion Icon, Ade Bakare |
Mrs. Iyanda who is formerly married to Nigerian
soccer great Segun Odegbami revealed
what looks more like the cost of the illness on her business “Taking decision
to cancel jobs, assignments, engagements and opportunities because well, you
just cant work hard on any goal driven ego”, she enthused in her writing.
celebrities like ex-Lagos state governor, Babatunde
Raji Fashola, Ovation Magazine
Publisher, Bashorun (Dr.) Dele Momodu,
Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi and many
others thanked those who have been there for her through the dark moments.
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to not be able to parent my daughter fully or mother my family as I have always
done. I refused help because I was the helper. Then something great happened
when I let go. I let my daughter help me, I let my family support. I stopped
being supper woman. It’s great” she confessed
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Funmi Iyanda with Famous Lawyer, Festus Keyamu |
“I am a lot
better than I was and will definitely recover completely. I will tell the story
in my own words because then I will know what worked. For now, I am thankful
and grateful to the universe, my family, blood/adopted and twitter which kept
me entertained in the darkest hours”