SA Celebs Who Have Opened Up About Battling Chronic Illnesses
SA Celebs Who Have Opened Up About Battling Chronic Illnesses. Many people prefer to keep their health matters private. Others though, choose to open up about what they are battling, and this helps them get the support they need.
We have a number of celebrities who are battling some serious diseases. Mark Pilgrim, is one of the, and he has been hospitalized for a while now. Some though like Howza Mosese, Sophie Ndaba, Connie Ferguson and others are managing their illnesses at home.
Mark Pilgrim
In 1988, the award winning veteran radio personality was diagnosed with stage 4 testicular cancer. He was 18 at the time. The cancer spread to his lungs and kidneys, but he survived after nine months of intense chemo sessions lasting up to four hours a session and lucky for him. Sadly the cancer is back again, and Mark spent the festive season hospitalized and fighting for better health.
Zoleka Mandela
Zoleka, Mandela was treated for breast cancer in 2011, which returned in 2016. In August 2022, two-time cancer survivor Zoleka Mandela announced that the chronic disease is back. The author and motivational speaker has Bone Metastasis. The cancer is also on her lungs, liver, ribs, spinal cord and hips. One thing about Zoleka though is that she lives a very positive life.
Sophie Ndaba
She has been battling with diabetes for almost a decade now. On several occasions Sophie Ndaba was reported to be dead many times because of her chronic illness. There was a time the talented actress and entrepreneur suffered a stroke leading to a deterioration of her health condition, she later bounced back. Although she goes through the most, Sophie still enjoys her life.
Howza Mosese
Howza Mosese is also among the celebrities with chronic illnesses. The talented actor and musician, is well known for playing detective Lerumo on Scandal!. Howza has been living with diabetes for many years, and since discovering it at the age of 21 years. He normally educates the public about the condition, and pretty much lives a healthy life.
Masechaba Moshoeshoe
The TV presenter, and actress lost weight drastically due to chronic illness. Her pictures immediately went viral because after people noticed her dramatic weight loss. The weight loss was spotted when she bagged a role on Muvhango where she played a doctor. Masechaba then opened up about her suffering from a chronic illness, that led to her weight loss.
Connie Ferguson
Connie Ferguson has disclosed that she suffers from chronic depression. A number of our celebrities have also opened up about depression, and sadly some have taken their own lives because they couldn’t cope. As for the actress, producer, businesswoman, and all-around superwoman, she copes with her condition by working out. .
