A former Adentan Member of Parliament, Kojo Adu-Asare, has opened up about his six-year battle with kidney failure, detailing the physical, emotional, and financial challenges he has faced while undergoing dialysis treatment.

Speaking about how he has managed to cope with the condition, on Asempa FM on May 15, 2026, the former lawmaker said he has refused to allow his illness to control his life or leave him in despair.

“I am not the type to glorify pain. I don’t allow negative situations to wear me down, so, I try to make something out of it. I mean, after all, you only live once, and if you have to die, die a happy person. Don’t die a miserable death. I keep moving, even if I’ll die by being knocked down by a car, so be it,” he said.

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He disclosed that he was diagnosed with kidney failure on January 24, 2020, and has since been on dialysis treatment three times every week.

“For the past six years, I’ve been living with kidney failure. I remember six years ago, not a lot of people knew what I was dealing with. I was undergoing dialysis treatment every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I was diagnosed on January 24, 2020. Since that time till January 15, 2026, I’ve been on dialysis,” he said.

Kojo Adu-Asare explained that the treatment process has been physically demanding and has significantly changed his daily routine.

“Dialysis is crazy because, in the first place, you need to get up very early. I wake up at 4:30 AM and get to the hospital by 7 AM to be under dialysis for four hours every session,” he stated.

He also disclosed that his health condition forced him to stop driving and hire a driver to assist him with transportation.

Adu-Asare further opened up about the effects that come with dialysis treatment, narrating how he once fell and collapsed after his dialysis.

“I had to stop driving to employ a driver to chauffeur me around. Three years ago, I had an accident, and it happened when I returned from dialysis.

"I was climbing my stairs to my room at home when I collapsed and fell. My BP dropped, and I fractured my hip,” he recounted.

The former MP said he was later found unconscious by his house help and rushed to the hospital.

“It was my house help who discovered me lying unconscious. I could hear screams, and I woke up but couldn't stand on my feet. They had to carry me to an ambulance, where I was transported to the 37 Military Hospital. I was doing dialysis while still on admission at the hospital for a dislocated hip,” he added.

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Kojo Adu-Asare further spoke about the financial burden of dialysis treatment, describing it as very expensive.

“It is very expensive. Where I undergo my dialysis, I pay GH¢650 per session, amounting to GH¢1,950 every week for the past six years, with an increment every two years,” he added.



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