Actress and TV Host Thembisa Nxumalo has announced with joyful and happiness that she has been discharged and recovering at home from a brave fight with long Covid.
Thembisa took ill in April and was in and out of the Morningside and Sandton MediClinics, where she received the best medical care.
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“I am so grateful to all my supporters, my colleagues, friends, and most importantly my family. My children and husband have been my saving grace and I can’t thank them enough. I was in hospital and off for two months from April, before spending a full month in hospital recently. It has been a frightening time.
“I am thankful to the specialists who monitored me carefully, who were able to diagnose and treat me. I will be the best COVID-19 patient when I return to work, God knows I have done the research through my experiences, which was both daunting and educational.”
She added that there were shocking death from this pandemic, and she has never taken it for granted that she pulled through.
“We have witnessed so many shocking deaths from this pandemic, and I don’t take it for granted that I pulled through. To be able to leave the hospital and go straight home is a blessing I do not take for granted. Thank you for all your love and prayers, you will never fully know how much they mean to me and my family. Thank you to the staff at both the Morningside and Sandton MediClinics for taking good care of me in my hour of need.”
The actress said she is happy to be surrounded by family and those who loves her.
I am so happy to be surrounded by my family and loved ones. I have received an outpouring of love, so many messages from people far and wide, thank you. It was such a humbling experience and a delight to know that we are not lost as humanity,” concluded Thembisa.
Thembisa is booked off work, doctors have advised that It will take up to six months for her full recovery. She cannot wait to come back to work and do what she loves, but at this time. She will be focusing on her health.
“We thank you for your continued prayers,” the statement concluded.
