Afrobeats singer Adekunle Gold has opened up about the stigma he faces as a sickle cell patient.
In a recent interview with media personality Angela Yee, the Orente crooner revealed that people often react as though he is close to death whenever he discloses that he is living with sickle cell disease.
He recalled wishing for death at age 20 during a severe sickle cell crisis, describing the pain as one of the most difficult experiences of his life.
Adekunle Gold said the crisis was so intense that his mother, who usually rebuked him whenever he expressed such thoughts, did not intervene on that particular night.
“At 20, I had the craziest crisis of my life. I told God to take my life. And my mum couldn’t even rebuke me. Normally, she would, but that night, it got to a point where it felt like the only thing that made sense should just happen,” he recalled.
The singer expressed gratitude for surviving and continuing to live with sickle cell disease, saying he remains thankful for his journey and resilience.
