South African well-known actor Sabelo Gumede seeking for help from his followers as he is battling with cancer.
According to Daily Sun, Sabelo has been diagnosed with stage 3 choriocarcinoma, a rare type of cancer.
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He shared that the cancer has spread to his neck, tummy, lungs, spine, and diaphragm.
The funny man has done adverts for brands such as Chicken Licken, Flying Fish, and Lucky Star.
He’s also starred in Kizazi Moto and Scandal!.
He started a GoFundMe to raise donations, sharing that he spent more than R100 000 to get a diagnosis.
“Earlier this year, I was diagnosed with stage 3 (last number) choriocarcinoma, a rare but chemo-responsive cancer.”
“It’s spread through the lymph nodes to my neck, tummy, lungs, spine, and diaphragm. It took over three months of back-to-back tests and more than R100 000 before I finally got answers,” he wrote.
So far, Sabelo has raised US$2,213 (R38 786) through donations.
“Thankfully, my medical aid has been covering treatment, and for now, I’m managing. But with two to three months left, I fear the future.”
“Living healthy is nearly three times more expensive than normal, and if my body doesn’t continue reacting well to treatment, I may be in financial trouble.”
“I’ve been very fortunate to work good-paying jobs, so money has not been an issue. But I’m not working currently, and my savings are depleting by the day,” he said.
He also shared a video explaining more about the donation page and why he started it.
“A friend of mine made me aware that he wants to help me, and a lot of people have been asking how they can help. My answer has been ‘carry on being nice’. My friend made me realise that people mean how can they give me money.
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“So, he told me that some people prefer doing it anonymously and not telling me. So, I’ve opened up a GoFundMe whereby you don’t have to speak to me personally.”
“If you want to help, you can help. If you don’t want to help, you don’t have to. Sending messages for me is really good. It’s more than enough,” he said.
