“Half of My Face Was Drooling to One Side”: Denrele Edun Shares Agonizing Stroke Experience

• Denrele Edun has shared the horrible experience he had with stroke and how it affected half of his face
• According to him, he was really down at a point and he couldn't tell people that he was sick so he had to honor engagements
• Edun also noted that his face was drooling to one side and he couldn't hold water in his mouth
• In an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Denrele Edun said he had Bell Palsy and not a stroke

Media personality Denrele Edun has opened up about his ill health which lasted for a while. According to him, he had a stroke on half of his face and that part was drooling to one side.

 He added that anytime he wanted to drink water, it would come out from another part of his mouth.  His mouth was sore and one of his eyes was wide opened.

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Edun says he couldn't tell people

While granting an interview with Channels TV, Edun who once spoke about the misfortunate that befell his family, said that he couldn't tell people that he was sick because a lot of people saw him as a car without break and he didn't want sympathy from any one of them.

However, he was able to honor work invitations but couldn't give his best to it.

Denrele says he had another attack

Explaining further, Denrele Edun who distance himself from Bobrisky mentioned that he suffered another attack. The fashion icon noted the second one affected his legs. The leg became dysfunctional. He said he couldn't walk for some time.

See the video here:

How fans reacted to the video

Netizens have reacted to what Edun said about his health. Here are some of the comments below:

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@drerhumu:

"Sounds more like Bell’s palsy

@veeystitches_fashion:

"This one no dey know say old age no like some kind shoe."

@damouche01':

"Thank God for life."

@bryellan_:

"OMG...this is crazy. Stroke is no joke and can hit anyone. Glad you are better now."

@chef___nurse':

"Thats bell palsy."

@drceed:

"Oga na Bell’s palsy u get. No be stroke."

@queenblesn:

"It's called bells palsy, medically."

@mr_raahh:

"It happened to me in 2017. It’s called Bell’s Palsy."

@nuratliadi:

"Great to see you're alive and working again. Stoke is no joke."

@joymaduabibi:

"So sorry ,thank God u are fine now I think u shld slow down on ur heels and bleaching of ur skin our health shld be our priority, na person wey well dey hussle."

Denrele Edun says the experience was terrible

In a chat with Legit.ng, Denrele Edun said the experience happened in 2022.

He said:

" It was in 2022, I just mentioned it during the Channels interview to show how I had to keep on moving in the face of challenges. During that time, I just had to show up and get things done. It's called Bell palsy, as for me, I didn't take a break, I covered the flaw and went to work. I would be out of breath and would be panting when working or climbing the stairs but that didn't prevent me from working. I went for a medical check-up, and that was when I was told it was Bell Palsy. Chidi Mokeme also had it."

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Speaking about the ordeal, he said it wasn't a palatable experience.

"I was only breathing through one nostril. Na me know wetin I go through. As someone energetic and very active, I didn't want people to know so that they wouldn't pity me. Whenever I entered my car, I would have to use my hands to lift my leg, I couldn't lift the leg. A doctor diagnosed monkeypox but I thank God it didn't break out all over my body. I lost a lot of hair, my hair is just growing back. When I go to events, when I was climbing the stairs, I would be talking to people just to catch my breath so people didn't get to know about it. I had sores on my tongue and the upper region of my mouth. Only very close people knew what I was going through."

Edun also spoke on how he got his healing.

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"I got my healing on the NSPPD altar. I will expatiate on it when I give my testimony. I didn't want to use the medical term during the interview, I wasn't sure a lot of people would understand it. I used the word stroke to explain what happened to half of my face. That part of my face was drooling. My face had dropped so low. One of my eyes was permanently opened, I used to do big hair then just to cover up the illness. People said that God used it to push me for my kind of dressing."

Denrele Edun speaks about his lecturer's misconception

Legit.ng had reported that Edun had stated that one of his lecturers thought that he was a girl.

The media personality caused a buzz online with the revelation as he shared his experience in school.

Mixed feelings trailed the interview granted by Edun from some of his fans.

Source: Legit.ng