Shan George undergoes spine surgery

Shan George

Nollywood actress, Shan George, has announced that she has successfully undergone a spine surgery in Abuja.

The veteran actress disclosed that she has been suffering from the spine disease for many months and needed a lot of money to have the corrective procedure.

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“I’ve been battling a spine disease for so many months now, in and out of hospital since January 2019, finally I was told d only solution is a spine surgery, a very delicate surgery that can render me permanently paralysed for d rest of my life if not properly done, I was so scared, the bill for such surgery runs into millions of naira. Long story short, I finally did the surgery In a clinic in abuja called Brain and Spine Surgery Consotium, successfully,” she wrote.

She also thanked her friends and family members who had contributed for the surgery and expressed her joy at surviving the procedure.

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“I want to say a very big thank u to friends and family who went out of their way to support with d huge surgery bill, I will never forget u for supporting instead of looking for lame heartless reasons and excuses not to help. God bless u all immensely. Who says Brain, Spine and other delicate Surgeries can’t be done in Nigeria? I’m recuperating fine. Help me thank God.I survived!!”

The University of Lagos graduate has featured in over 30 Nollywood movies since she began acting in 1997.

Unarguably one of the most prolific actresses in the Nigerian movie industry with hit movies like Made in Heaven, Outcast, General’s Wife, Wrong Number, Blood Diamond and Grandmother, Shan George had her first child when she was 17.

Her first child, Delnoi, is a graduate of economics from the University of East London, while the second, Jaga, studied music in the same school.