Mfundi Vundla on the weekend shared his heart wrenching journey of having to deal with the life-threatening disease, Cancer, and how death knocked at his door, not once but twice.
He shared this intimate journey in a City Press article on Sunday, which he penned.
He wrote: “Believe me, it was not a pretty sight. I’m 76 years old and people in my age group or older are felled by heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and buckets of other chronic ailments.”
The multi-award-winning producer said he was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus in February last year. He had experienced throat pain when he attempted to swallow and demanded to be referred to a gastroenterologist when he felt pain when he was swallowing. The doctor pushed a small camera down his oesophagus and into the stomach and discovered that he was suffering from the dreaded disease.
“I begin chemotherapy treatment. The cancer ward is huge. It’s a full house. On two sides of the ward are comfortable chairs to lie or sit on. For just over two hours, chemicals enter my body through the vein. I’m a rookie. There are individuals in the cancer ward who’ve been at the receiving end of chemotherapy for a while.”
Vundla entered the Parktown clinic where a biopsy was conducted again to determine whether the cancer had indeed been eliminated.
“I also undergo a CT scan – a deep dive X-ray examining internal organs – of the chest, lungs, pancreas, kidneys, colon and stomach. To my delight, I get the all-clear.”
An elated Vundla said he is now back and looked forward to producing two feature films later this year and a TV series next year.
Scandal actor Jerry Mofokeng had also opened up about undergoing treatment for prostate cancer in 2021 after he was diagnosed with it in 2019. The likes of Hugh Masekela, Xolani Gwala, Ray Phiri and Mark Pilgrim are some of the celebrities who lost their battle to cancer
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