How I Almost Ended My Life At 9years – Actor Chinedu ‘Aki’ Ikedieze

The veteran Nollywood actor, Chinedu lkedieze, aka Aki, has reflected on the challenges he faced while growing up as a result of being diagnosed with stunted growth.

The 45-year-old revealed this in a recent chat with popular media personality, Chude Jideonwo. The actor said he became much disturbed after hearing the doctor announce his condition to his mother, and later nursed the thoughts of ending it all because of the retarded growth condition lkedieze said: “Something happened when I was nine years and six months old. 1 remember the doctor saying to my mum; Madam, what
he has is stunted growth.

That was when I started hearing the words, stunted and retarded growth. I cried several times because 1 was bullied in school and even at home because I wasn’t growing properly. It got bad, there were times i thought of ending it all. Thank
God I no grow for Lagos because Third Mainland Bridge no far o
[laughs]”
The veteran also expressed his gratitude to his mother for her unwavering support throughout the challenging moments. Ikedieze added that from the first time he met his friend, Osita lheme aka Pawpaw, there was this chemistry there.

45-year-old, lkedieze and 41-year-old Osita are renowned Nigerian actors with the sobriquet ‘Aki and Pawpaw’ as the duo have acted in a superfluity of movies together, spanning two decades.
Indeed, this is the Real meaning of every cloud has a silver lining.