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Sunday 27 April 2014

Actor Pa Kasuma Back On His Feet, Pays ‘Thank You’ Visit To Gov Amosu

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After a challenging bout with biventricular heart failure, an ailment that seriously affected his heart and lungs, seasoned Nigerian actor, Kayode Odumosu, popularly called Pa. Kasumu, has considerably regained his health.
His son, Tunde, confirmed this in a chat with our correspondent on Monday. According to him, his father has practically recovered and he is back to his old self.
He says, “Although he will still be flown abroad for treatment on his knee cap (arthritis related), he can now see better and he is physically fit.
“In fact, his physiotherapist has certified that he can now be left to go out on his own without any assistance or monitoring.
“He can also move around on his own. He is a lot better, compared to the time he was bed-ridden.”

The actor, who turned 60 and celebrated the 45th anniversary of his acting career last year, fell ill after suffering partial stroke in 2009. He had to undergo several tests and was also forced to take several expensive medications, which set him back financially.
This burden was further compounded by the fact that he had no house of his own and still lived in a multi-tenanted apartment, commonly called ‘face-me-I-face-you,’ in densely populated Mushin area of Lagos State.
Thankfully, that was in the past as his family members have just acquired an apartment for him to begin a new lease of life.
Information contained in a statement issued by Mrs. Idowu Olajide, a member of the family and the coordinator of an appeal fund launched for Odumosu, shows that the team recorded the biggest donations from the Lagos and Ogun State governors, Babatunde Fashola and Ibikunle Amosun, respectively.’
The statement partly reads, “A total sum of N6.1m was raised through direct lodgments into Pa Kasumu’s Diamond Bank account number 0036059543. It must also be noted that his case requires lifelong management and care principally to prevent “secondary repeat stroke”. Worthy of note is the fact that the diagnosis and prognosis at the first cardiology consultants, Ikoyi, Lagos was in accord with the course he has been on with at LUTH.”

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