ILL Nollywood actor, Prince James Uche, who was abandoned by his wife few years ago has been served with an eviction notice ordering him to quit his residence at 45, Yetunde Brown Street, Gbagada, Lagos.
James now spends most of his time in the premises of a Catholic church near his residence.
Former Vice President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria and seasoned actor, Prince James Uche, who has been sick since 2007 recounts his experience to the Punch correspondent who paid him a visit....
"Something struck me on the left side of my face about eight years ago, when I was heading for the burial ceremony of Pete Edochie's mother at Nteje in Anambra State. "I got to the venue of the ceremony and stayed in the town for two days. On the third day, I suddenly found that I could no longer move my body freely. Although I barely managed to get up on my feet, I could not climb up the staircase.
"I had to wait till the following Sunday before deciding to leave for Lagos. But my friend, Edoche, persuaded me to follow him to Enugu where he lived at the time. I slept in Enugu on that day. In the morning I went for treatment in a hospital. "After the doctor had finished examining me, he stared at me with his mouth half open in shock for a long time. "When I asked what was wrong, he said I should have been dead. He took my pulse again and then, sweating, said my blood pressure was abnormally high. He said it had risen up to 300 and it was a miracle that I was still alive."
According to Punch, Uche's case has progressively declined over the past years. Apart from suffering an undefined heart disease, he is gradually losing his memory and sight.
Also, to compound the actor's problem, his kidneys no longer function properly. With financial assistance from members of his church – Our Lady the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gbagada, Lagos – he was able to undergo five dialyses in 2013. Yet, it is feared that the kidneys may pack up due to inadequate medical attention.
Apart from looking quite emaciated, Uche's speech is slurred and most of the time, incoherent. Some members of the Society of St. Vincent of Paul in his church were moved by his plight to care for him three years after his wife left with their three sons.
