She is discharged and healing at home

By CityLife Arts Writer

Fans of Actress Thembisa Nxumalo will be happy to know that she is discharged from her recent admission at hospital and is healing at home.

A statement released by her publicists confirmed that Nxumalo, who was admitted to hospital for long Covid-19 is now at home.

“It is with great joy and gratitude to announce that  Actress and TV Host Thembisa Nxumalo (Nee Mdoda) has been discharged and recovering at home from a brave fight with long Covid. Thembisa took ill in April and was in and out of the Morningside and Sandton MediClinics, where she received the best medical care.”

“I am so grateful to all my supporters, my colleagues, friends, and most importantly my family. My children and husband have been my saving grace and I can’t thank them enough. I was in hospital on and off for two months from April before spending a full month in hospital recently. It has been a frightening time, I am thankful to the specialists that monitored me carefully, who were able to diagnose and treat me. I will play the best Covid patient when I return to work, God knows I have done the research through my experiences which was both daunting and educational.” 

“We have witnessed so many shocking deaths from this pandemic and I don’t take it for granted that I pulled through. To be able to leave the hospital and go straight home is a blessing I do not take for granted. Thank you for all your love and prayers, you will never fully know how much they mean to me and my family. Thank you to the staff at both the Morningside and Sandton MediClinics for taking good care of me in my hour of need.”

I am so happy to be surrounded by my family and loved ones. I have received an outpouring of love, so many messages from people far and wide, thank you. It was such a humbling experience and a delight to know that we are not lost as humanity” concluded Thembisa.