Jonnie Irwinis feeling thankful for the comfort of his own home following a hospital stay.
Irwin’s positive update comes after he revealed he had been “back in hospital” with “jaundice” since Friday.
“Been on drips, regular bloods taken and have observations every 4 hours through day and night,” he continued, adding that his return to the hospital was “just part of the roller coaster life that this illness throws at you.”
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Some good news did follow Irwin’s post, as his next update showed him back at home and smiling next to his sleeping son Rex, 3.
“Well the blood tests and scans today show my liver function is heading in the right direction. There’s bigger issues we will have to confront in a couple of weeks but for now I’m allowed home,” he wrote.
“Rex tried to stay up to welcome me home but couldn’t quite stay awake bless him,” he continued, adding, “Big big thanks to all the doctors and nurses who looked after me I’m so grateful to be home.”
Jonnie Irwin with his wife Jessica and their sons Rex, Rafa and Cormac.Jonnie Irwin/Instagram
Along with Rex, Irwin, who hosts the real-estate showEscape to the Country, shares 2-year-old twins, Rafa and Cormac with his wife Jessica, 40.
During an appearance onMorning Livein July, Irwin opened up about spending the past three years in palliative care and admitted that although he has “up days and down days,” he has found the experience better than he anticipated.
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“It’s a delight, actually,” he said. “My perception of the hospice was very much a boiling hot room full of people that looked frail and towards the end of their days. This is nothing of the sort. It’s spacious, energized, comfortable. I mean, it’s even got a jacuzzi bath, ensuite rooms, and the staff are just amazing. So I’ve had a really, really good experience at my hospice.”
Irwin also offered advice to those in a similar situation and told them to “embrace it.”
“I was invited to use the hospice and I thought, well, I’ll give it a go just as a day patient. I implore people to check out hospice. If you’ve got the choice of using it, then use it. It’s not this doom and gloom operation that you might think it was.”
Irwin was diagnosed with lung cancer in August 2020 and revealed his cancer was terminal last year after doctors discovered it had also spread to his brain.
source: people.com
