Radio host Michelle Kamene Goro has opened up about a harrowing health scare that nearly cost her life earlier this year.
Speaking candidly in a video shared on her official Instagram account on Friday, March 27, 2026, Kamene revealed that her ordeal began in November 2025, but it reached a critical point in January 2026.
The radio host went on to say that she was left with only a 12-hour window between life and death.
“I have been sick for a while and just did not know how sick I was, from around last year, November, but in January 2026, I almost died. I was left with like 12 hours; the window between life and death for me was like 12 hours,” Kamene revealed.
Her ailment
Kamene further narrated that the doctors discovered she was suffering from sepsis and peritonitis in her abdomen.
She says she was placed in a life-saving procedure, and they removed five litres of pus from her abdomen, adding that the source of the infection remains unclear, and she continues to have questions about how it developed.
“I had sepsis and peritonitis in my abdomen, and they removed five litres of pus from my abdomen. Up until now, there are a lot of questions about where it came from,” she narrated.
Her condition had a devastating impact on her kidneys, which were severely damaged while her body fought the infections.
Kamene endured intense pain while undergoing dialysis, and her health struggles were compounded when she contracted pneumonia and experienced the collapse of one of her lungs.
“My kidneys were also shot because of the work of fighting infections,” Kamene added.
“The level of pain I was in while I was on dialysis, I was in the ICU, HDU, I got pneumonia, and one of my lungs collapsed.”
Additionally, the media personality disclosed that during her recovery journey, she was forced to learn how to walk again.
“I kind of learned how to walk again,” she said.
Despite the trauma, Kamene says she is determined to move forward and treat this moment as a fresh start
“It has not been easy; maybe it is because of the pressure of what I have to do or how I have to be, but I have been trying to carry it around with as much grace as possible, but it really rocked my world,” Kamene pointed out.
“I have been going through the most, and I think it is a happy new year for me because I want to start my life from this point moving forward.”
