February 27, (THEWILL) – Mabel, first wife of late music producer, Babatunde Jezreel Okungbowa, is down with a spinal cord ailment. The ailment was discovered after she went for an MRI scan, which revealed that two of her spinal discs, C5-C6, had shifted. The two are said to be swollen out of their positions, thereby causing her great and serious pain. Lumbar Laminectomy, a surgical procedure has been recommended to correct the anomaly so that she can get back on her feet again.
The woman, who donated one of her kidneys to her late husband before he passed on, has been in pain so severe that she finds it difficult to sit, walk and move about freely. She has been living on the good will of her friends, well-wishers and members of her family ever since she was diagnosed with the ailment. Her friends and close relations have since been making frantic efforts to raise some money for her treatment. They have also tried to get in touch with her husband’s colleagues in the music industry to come to her aid.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
