Late former Minister of Information
and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, was given seven months to live by her US doctor in 2012, it has been revealed. The legendary one-time Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) ended up beating the prediction by over two years.

Addressing newsmen in his Agulu
village in Anaocha Local Government Area of the state, her husband, Dr. Chike Akunyili, said about Dora, who died in India on June 7: “When my wife told me that she observed a lump in her body, we went to the USA and did a surgery. But after sometime, she took ill again and we went for another test; it was then that a very good Nigerian doctor based in the USA, Dr. Egbujobi, who performed the surgery, called me and said my wife had Endometrial Carcinoma, a very rare cancer, and that those who had that type of cancer do not live for more than seven months.
“From then, I became downcast and
couldn’t fathom how to tell her but when she noticed my constant bad
mood, she told me that I was hiding
something from her which I don’t do, that I was no longer the man she
married many years ago. I then summoned up courage to tell her what the doctor said.
“To my surprise, she didn’t take it as
bad as I thought she would. She
simply told me that it was the doctors that had said it and not God. While in the hospital, she was still very positive and said, daddy, you see, the doctor said I will live for only seven months but here I am; God is in control.

Despite the doctor’s report, she lived
for two and half years before she finally died.”
Dr. Akunyili dismissed the rumour
that his Dora died of cervical cancer, stressing that she rather died of endometrial carcinoma. This, according to him, is a rare cancer that is not usually detected early until it has eaten deep into the system.

Commenting on how life has been
since after Dora’s death, Dr. Akunyili said: “Though she is dead, I know her spirit is with us because since her death, anything I want for her burial simply comes easy. Dora is a very intelligent person. If I start describing her worth, we won’t leave here today.
She electrifies the house whenever she is in the house. She doesn’t
discriminate between the rich and the
poor. She has a formidable memory.
When she is in the house, you won’t
even know that she is a Professor
because she will cook, clean and serve my food, holding water for me to wash my hands.”

Dr. Akunyili disclosed that Dora
received over 800 awards from local and international organisations which have been used to decorate the family’s living room at Agulu where her body will lie-in-state before burial on August 28. He said that another award would be conferred on Dora posthumously in the USA in November this year based on her outstanding work in her field of work as a pharmacist.

Eulogizing his late wife who he
described as a true Nigerian who had an undiluted love for her country, Dr. Akunyili recalled that when the family won an American lottery and received the US Green Card, officials of that country wanted to make her a citizen but she vehemently refused, insisting
that nothing would take her out of her home country on a permanent basis.

Reeling out the activities for the burial of late Professor Akunyili, the
husband said that the burial activities would begin on August 22, 2014 with a wake-keep in Enugu, to be followed by a night of tributes at the International Conference Center,
Abuja, on August 25, while the burial
would be on August 28 after a Funeral Mass at the Madonna
Catholic Church, Agulu.

Speaking at the press conference, the last child of Akunyili, Obumneme, a Psychology graduate, said that it was a bitter taste for anybody to lose any of the parents. He said they had been consoled by the fact that his late mother was not only a mother at home but also for the nation at large.
“I will miss her greatly,” Obumneme
said. “Her death has created a
vacuum no one can ever fill.”

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Please furnish us with details. We cannot afford to run more risk.

I weep! precious is the death of Dora in our eyes

May her soul continue to rest in peace. Amen.

what is Endometrial Carcinoma

Something Must Kill a Man.

Earth is Temporary

We must all Die Someday

fingard02k: what is Endometrial Carcinoma

Cancer of the lining of the uterus

RIP

Have never heard of that sickness before...Dora lives on...

LordMecuzy: Something Must Kill a Man.

Earth is Temporary

We must all Die Someday

Yes we know, but not a time to say this

Why did it take the family so long to debunk the cervical cancer.

Omexonomy: Why did it take the family so long to debunk the cervical cancer.

Was it really important to do so?
They are mourning and shouldn't be concerned about what people say....what I think tho'

I can't imagine how hard it has being for this family these last two years.. God! Just can't imaging what I'd do if a doctor says my mom has only 7months left.. No wonder she went about her normal activities pretending to be well just to make her family happy, but I believe deep down she knew it was all going to be over for her soon. . She was really a great woman. RIP once again.

Death is a price everybody will pay one day; when and how nobody knows. Continue to rest in perfect peace Dora.

Babymama1:

Cancer of the lining of the uterus

no wonder it is a cancer very difficult to detect. Lining of the uterus kwa? Nawao!

RIP ma'am!

k

Continue to rest in peace

Nwaanyi oma! RIP

Dora is a very intelligent person. If I start describing her worth, we won’t leave here today.
She electrifies the house whenever she is in the
house. She doesn’t discriminate between the rich and the poor. She has a formidable memory.
When she is in the house, you won’t even know that she is a Professor because she will cook, clean and serve my food, holding water for me to wash my hands.”

I've always loved Dora albeit, secretly. Maybe in my next life I may get the chance to wed her. Dora loved Nigeria passionately!!!! Such an iron milady yet so soft.

MAY BE..
May be you were not meant to be a Nigerian,
May be you were an angel in human skin,
May be you would have replicated this might as an American,
May be you would have had a thousand awards only if you have not died
Millions of Nigerians were saved from untimely death yet did not know you.
You saved generations of Nigerians yet unborn through bromate free bread and many wont know why sachet water have to carry NAFDAC No.
Yet you didn't give up on the Nigeria of your dream.
I am blessed to have you as a Nigerian
May your gentle soul rest in peace.

Chubhie: I've always loved Dora albeit, secretly. Maybe in my next life I may get the chance to wed her. Dora loved Nigeria passionately!!!! Such an iron milady yet so soft.

Wake up friend,wake up! Day don break..
Madam Dora...we still love u so much!

fingard02k: what is Endometrial Carcinoma

Endometrial cancer, also known as womb cancer or uterine cancer, is a type of cancer that begins in the uterus (womb), specifically in the layer of cells that form the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium.

May your soul rest in Peace Profound Ma'm. *thinking out loud... When I die... what will my family, Nigerians, the world remember me for?

An accomplished lady. Rest in perfect peace

phlemzy: Wake up friend,wake up! Day don break..
Madam Dora...we still love u so much!

My dream with Dora could be my minds way of subconsciously facing a reality without my crush. Let me sleep on and dream more till am strong enough to face the reality that Nigeria have lost a gem par excellence.

On a lighter note : in light of the recent scare of ebola in Lagos I'm therefore using God Almighty who created heaven and earth to beg everyone wey im name get 'ebola' inside e.g. Adebola, Okebola, Orebola, Oyebola, Ojebola, Otebola, Debola etc not to attempt to shake or hug me till further notice. Na GOD I take beg o!.....

endometrial CA
didn't she have post menopausal bleeding
if it had been caught early and a TAH-BSO done on time,she would be with us today. it is well.

our ladies should begin to take their health seriously.
for the younger women reading this who at risk of cervical cancer,please, endeavor to take the vaccine. it is available.
instead of wasting money on Brazilian hair,fake eyelashes and bleaching cream,use your money and get vaccinated against cervical cancer. it is worth it.
ask any good OBGYN specialist. its everywhere now especially in Lagos,PH and abuja.
get to the hospital immediately an abnormal v.aginal bleeding is noted.

try and do b.reast ultrasound scans monthly to catch lumps and cancers on time.those above 45yrs in addition can do a mammography.
pelvic and trabsvaginal scans should also be a routine. at least every two months.
the men are not left out. symptoms of lower urinary symptoms in man above 40yrs should push you to the hospital to get your prostate checked out.
let's take our health seriously.

From her husband's words, one feels the love and respect that was the pillar of their marriage. God bless us with good spouses that will inspire us to be better persons.

Dora is an Epitome of virtuos womanhood, despite her towering reputation in the International world, Dora still played a good wife in the family. She was a family friend, whenever she is in town, she won't miss cooking for her husband. Can such be said about Any if this corporate prostitutes in power especially Stella odua that cannot manage a home.