Nigerian actress Adesua Etomi celebrated her birthday by sharing an emotional message about the challenges she faced in 2024.

She recounted undergoing an emergency Caesarean section (CS) and standing by her husband, Banky W, during yet another cancer-related surgery.

Adesua expressed deep gratitude for surviving a tough year, revealing that she endured hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe pregnancy condition, which led to multiple hospital stays.

She also shared that while she was managing her health issues, her husband underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.

Despite the daunting circumstances, she credited her faith, her husband’s unwavering support, and the dedication of medical professionals in Lagos, Nigeria, and Washington, DC, for helping her pull through.

Adesua took a moment to appreciate her husband, calling him her rock.

Reflecting on the past year, she acknowledged that 2024 tested her in unimaginable ways, proving to her that she is much stronger than she ever believed.

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She wrote,

“2024 really tried to take the wind out of my sail, so I am so grateful to be here celebrating my life and God’s faithfulness.

From being ill for months with hyperemesis (if you’re going through this, I see you. It’s not in your head.

You are as ill as you feel & think you are, and yes, you need help), to be admitted to hospital, to find out the love of my life needed another surgery to remove a cancerous tumor while being sick and pregnant, to end up with an emergency c-section.

I want to thank all the doctors who looked after me in Lagos, Nigeria, and the team in Washington DC that pretty much saved my life.

I also want to thank God for my incredible husband. Banky, I love you to life.

I also want to thank everyone who gave me grace in 2024, especially those who didn’t know what I was going through. I know I missed a lot.

My village people are incredible. God has used this season to stretch me and show me that I am capable of much more than I ever realized.”