Nollywood actor, Pa Kasumu battles heart disease, Pleads for Donations

Reports say Nollywood actor, Olukayode Odumosu
popularly known as Pa Kasumu is presently fighting for
his life as he is currently at the Lagos University
Teaching Hospital (LUTH) battling heart and liver
diseases.
Supported with prayers from friends, relations and
family members, the actor is said to be receiving
treatment at the teaching hospital for "secondary
prevention of repeat stroke," after battling a
cardiovascular disease, otherwise known as stroke and is
dire need of N12 million to solve his health challenges.
In an interview with newsmen , the actor said his
ailment started in 2009 and since then he has been
undergoing series of diagnostic tests and costly
medications.
The Nation Newspapers reports:
But, can he find help to stay alive and do what he loves
doing? This is the poser on his lips when he spoke with
The Nation.
All these have deprived him of any meaningful
professional engagement in the movie industry; hence,
he is suffering serious financial handicap.
Odumosu, who hails from Odogbolu in Ogun State,
said his vision was also failing, adding: "I have spent so
much on these diseases. When it was first diagnosed,
the doctors said the ailment was severe, that they would
need to control its progression for it not to affect my
kidneys. This they did, and I was happy they succeeded,
but now, other serious ailments have set in,
necessitating this battle of survival."
Odumosu, who recently clocked 60, with over 40 years
in the movie world, said: "I am not tired yet; I still
want to continue to make people laugh, but my failing
health is a terrible obstacle."
He said he was experiencing memory loss due to the
ailment, adding that it was time the government,
corporate organisations and kind-hearted Nigerians
rescued him from likely "untimely death."
Odumosu, who lives in a rented apartment at 9, Alayaki
Street, Off Olateju Street, Mushin, Lagos, said he had
spent all he had on the diseases and could no longer
afford the cost of further treatment.
He gave his bank details as: Olukayode Olugbenga
Odumosu; Diamond Bank Account number:
0036059543. And his mobile telephone numbers:
08033535159 and 08096762254.
He added that his son, Tunde, could also be reached on
08174435105.