Speaking in a recent interview on the Afropolitan podcast published on YouTube on Wednesday, Omori recounted his experience with kidney failure and the financial challenges he faced while awaiting a transplant.
The music video director said dialysis costs between N50,000 and N70,000 per session at some hospitals, while he paid between N150,000 and N200,000 at a private facility.
According to him, patients may require up to three dialysis sessions weekly, which can push the cost to between N500,000 and N600,000 per week.
“I spent a lot on surgery. Dialysis costs ₦70k a day, but at an exclusive place, I sometimes had three sessions a week, costing ₦500k. A minimum-wage person wouldn’t cope. I waited a year for a transplant, which cost ₦31m,” he said.
Omori said the cost of undergoing dialysis for an extended period while waiting for a transplant could run into millions of naira, excluding expenses for tests, medication and possible complications.
He also recounted his unsuccessful attempt to receive a kidney from his brother, saying it took nine months to find a donor before doctors discovered that the kidney was not compatible with his body.
“My brother gave me his kidney after it took us nine months to find a donor. The doctor said my body wasn’t accepting it, that it didn’t match,” he said.
Omori said doctors made another attempt to get his body to accept the kidney, but the procedure was unsuccessful.
Reflecting on the financial demands of his treatment, he said earning N1m monthly would still not be enough to cover the cost of dialysis.
“So, automatically, if your salary is even one million naira a month, it can’t serve you,” he said.
The experience, he added, changed his perspective on the importance of money and financial support during serious illness.
“Even though money can’t buy happiness, money can still buy some time,” Omori said.
In 2024, Omori revealed that he had undergone a kidney transplant, saying his only brother had donated one of his kidneys to him.
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