Gaza Indu, the former member of Vybz Kartel’s Portmore Empire, has opened up about how legendary sprinter Usain Bolt played a pivotal role in her battle with cervical cancer.

In a recent interview with The Fix podcast, Gaza Indu, whose real name is Dashia Muir, shared that Bolt’s timely financial assistance helped her begin treatment after her diagnosis in 2014.

Reflecting on the challenging period when Vybz Kartel was incarcerated, Gaza Indu recalled the severe health struggles she faced. “Mi did really sick, you know who mi reach out to? And I’m dying for the day I see him. Yesterday mi see the boss [Vybz Kartel] with him and I said how mi general deh round Bolt and mi nuh see Bolt yet. Bredda, ah Bolt mi reach out to,” she said.

The Know Bout Me singer detailed how she managed to get in touch with the eight-time Olympic gold medalist after desperate attempts to reach him. Gaza Indu eventually received Bolt’s contact information and sent a message to him late one night.

“I messaged him… At two o’clock in the morning, I hear my phone and I get up out of my sleep and when I look at my phone, it’s Bolt replied to me,” she said. Their conversation began immediately. “In the two o’clock morning, me and him start texting. I told him I have cancer, that I found out I have cancer because dem time deh mi get right down, right down, skin and bone.”

Soon after their exchange, Gaza Indu was admitted to Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) for urgent care.

Bolt responded quickly to her plea. “Mi tell him seh I’m back in the hospital and he called me and said ‘which hospital you deh?’ and mi tell him seh mi deh KPH but over the Jubilee side and he said ‘Which ward you deh pon?’” Gaza Indu said. “He said ‘mi a send somebody come to you right now,’ and in less than half an hour, the person reached and I got the money from him and that’s how I got to start my treatment.”

Gaza Indu expressed grandiose gratitude for Bolt’s assistance, acknowledging that without his help, she might not have survived. “Ah save him save me because if I never get that money to do the marking, mi nuh know wah woulda happen,” she said.