BEVERLY HILLS, June 16, (THEWILL) – Veteran broadcaster and ‘king of talk shows’ Emma Ugolee who made a return to our screens after a 10-year hiatus with a new talk show ‘The Gist’,
As fans continue to express their shock and grief over the death of ace producer, OJB Jezreel who passed away yesterday morning after a kidney disease relapse, Ugolee who has been very vocal about his battle with the same disease, a few hours ago took to social media to assure friend and fans on the state of his health.
Below is what he posted on his Instagram page:
“Too many phone calls yesterday with everyone just checking to see how I was doing.
It all made sense when news filtered in that OJB had just died from a disease I’ve battled with for over 4years now.
The general concern being the psychologic impact of being reminded of the likelihood of one’s demise thanks to the unpredictable & deadly nature of living without a funtional kidney.
For closer friends, aware that I had lost many associates to this struggle. 3 being in the last 3months and that each one lived with issues less complicated than mine, calling me was like checking up on a pal on death row. Lol
Now it was time to return the calls and assure every single one that the unfortunate event is no reason to loose faith. It’s no proof that I must toe a similar line. That I am not holier than any whose journeys have ended and thus wise enough to understand that logic does not explain the sustaining power of grace.
The fact that a pattern surrounds you, does not mean your future has been moulded by it. Your faith, your vision, aspiration & motivation must tower above your environment all the time. That explains why people make it out of the ghetto. Events around your predecessors must not define your journey.
A good example is the story of the Brazilian footballer Neymar. From a land where the world’s greatest footballers hail from.
Logic would say it can’t get better than Pele, Zicco, Bebeto and Ronaldo for him. They had pretty much sealed the bar where they set it. Dooming any follow up act as staying under their shadows. Neymar wanted to do better and just that, he did. Tiped to join R.Madrid @ 14, he scored his 100th professional goal on his 20th birthday and is still the only Brazilian athlethe in history to make the cover of Time magazine.
What around you shakes your faith in you? What around you weakens your resolve to try breaking new grounds? What tempts you to want to conform to playing out a predictable script? Nothing!
If you think family trends would end with you, please believe it. Believe in the uniqueness of your path. Take a stand and watch the world adjust – Emma Ugolee (Originally inspired by late Muna Ibekwe)”
Photo credit: Instagram @emmaugolee
