Afrobeats singer Adekunle Gold has opened up about wishing for death at the age of 20 during one of the worst sickle cell crises of his life.
Speaking in an interview with Angela Yee, the singer recalled enduring excruciating pain that left him emotionally and physically drained.
He explained that the condition became so critical that his mother, who would normally caution him against making such statements, remained silent that night.
Gold said he was grateful to have survived and continued to manage the condition.
“At 20, I had the craziest crisis of my life. I told God to take my life. And my mom couldn’t even rebuke me. Normally, she would but that night, it got to a point where it felt like the only thing that makes sense should just happen,” he recalled.