Kenya National Football team head coach cum radio presenter Jacob Ghost Mulee has opened up on how he survived a life-threatening health issue. This happened during his trip to India to donate a kidney for his brother.
According to Jacob, he had travelled to India for a surgery to save a life, little did he know that he was the one in need of surgery. During his last interview, Jacob said ;
“I had wanted to go to India to have whole body tests and make sure my body was in good health. So I had a whole body test and everything was OK. But when I went to have an ENT test, they told me they had seen a problem, they decided to do a sleep study on Saturday so that I would come back home on Sunday. When the results came back the doctor told me to thank God that I was alive.”
He reported that the doctor told him that he was suffering from a severe obstructive sleep apnea. This called for a robotic surgery. The patanisho show host went onto explain that the whole process was also expensive, costing around Ksh 600, 000.
Thisnfd got worst when his insurance informed him that their policy do not cover such ailments. Nonetheless, he decided to proceed with the surgery. His decision was motivated by the fact that he was already in India, a country known for its affordable health care.
He cited further that, “There were no beds, there was no oxygen but my doctor found a way to do the surgery. Everything went well. I was brought a piece of ‘meat’ that was removed from my throat.”
The grateful football technician reported the surgery has changed his life forever. Before the surgery, he said he would be driving and fall asleep by the roadside. This almost led to problems in his house as his wife would not believe when he reports his reasons for sleeping outside.
Allergy was also another issue he had to fight as a result. According to doctor’s reports, Jacob stated that during his sleep, he could not breathe for one and a half minute as his oxygen levels had gotten to 73%. This could have easily led to stroke.