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Ghanaian rapper OJ Blaq sadly passed away a few hours ago. His death was confirmed by his close friend Captain Planet.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nIt\u2019s no news that OJ Blaq was battling Kidney disease for years prior to his death. He had revealed in interview sometime ago that his careless lifestyle was the cause of his double kidney failure.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nOn Thursday 24th Febuary, 2022, OJ Blaq confessed that binge drinking and smoking caused his double kidney failure a few years ago.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nREAD ALSO:Ghanaian rapper OJ Blaq Dies After Battling Kidney Disease<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n\u201cI totally stopped smoking and drinking, and I started eating more vegetables. Not all vegetables are good for renal patients, it hasn\u2019t been easy switching my diet, but if you really love your life, you have to adapt. It can be life altering for renal patients when they stop taking their BP drugs as well,\u201d OJ Blaq told Asaase Radio.<\/p>\n
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Talking to Caroline Sampson on Caf\u00e9 995, he also advised the youth to prioritise their health and adopt a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n\u201cWhat I want to tell young ones is that they need to check what they eat well,\u201d OJ Blaq said, adding: \u201cDo a lot of check-ups and eat well. Sometimes, due to ignorance we are not aware that certain things aren\u2019t good for us, so we need to research on the right foods to consume.\u201d<\/p>\n
Touching on how he found out about his kidney failure, OJ Blaq recalled: \u201cI had an accident on a motor bike. After that I started having swells on my feet and I thought it was from the accident, which some doctors told me they were just infections from my accident.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n\u201cI attributed all the kidney symptoms to the motor accident I had. I was later diagnosed with kidney failure and put on dialysis when I expressed intense fatigue,\u201d OJ Blaq added.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n\u201cGhanaians prayed for me, I believe that the love that people use in praying for you brings results. Aside prayer I also exercised and changed my diet.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n\u201cLet\u2019s be cautious of peer pressure and not allow social media to pollute our minds in attempt of keeping up with the trends,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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