In an interview with City Press published on Sunday, popular entertainer Somizi Mhlongo spoke about his upcoming memoir, Dominoes: Unbreakable Spirit. <\/p>\n
He writes in the book that he was diagnosed with a terminal disease in 1999 that had the capacity to take his life within six months and is incurable. He says he wont name the illness for personal reasons. <\/p>\n
Somizi apparently debated whether it was worth seeking treatment and living with the chronic illness. The 44-year-old maintains that hes never felt the need to tell people what his ailment actually is. <\/p>\n
I havent had the courage or the need to say which one it is between cancer, HIV and diabetes. <\/p>\n
He was apparently told he only had a month to live, but God had other plans for him more than six years ago. <\/p>\n
Somizi explained that by cultivating a positive mind-set he was able to rise above his affliction despite numerous days when it all felt like too much. <\/p>\n
He also reveals how difficult his life became afterhe was falselyaccused of sexually assaulting aman and needed to go on anti-depressants to deal with the stress. His cars were repossessed, his mortgage was in arrears and he was completely broke after jobs in the entertainment industry apparently dried up. <\/p>\n
Today, the choreographer is an Idols judge, has his own reality show and numerous promotion and endorsement deals. <\/p>\n
The only sustainable solution for his life, he says, had been to stop drinking and having casual sex and turning to prayer and spiritual enlightenment. <\/p>\n
He also credits Rhema Bible Church and friends there for giving him peace. <\/p>\n
Despite how surprising it may seem, Somizi maintains hes never taken drugs despite havingnotoriously drug-troubled friend Brenda Fassie (who died of an overdose) often offering him narcotics. <\/p>\n
Mandoza and Bricks allegedly also did cocaine in his presence. <\/p>\n
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