Jonnie Irwin had fans rushing for support after he revealed he was suffering from a chest infection amid his cancer battle.
The former A Place In The Sun star, 49, was given just six months to live in 2020 when he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. The cancer then spread to his brain, and almost two and a half years later he publicly shared his diagnosis in December 2022.
Since then, Jonnie has been making as many memories as he can with his family including his wife Jessica Holmes. The couple also share three children, Rex, four, and two-year-old twins Rafa and Cormac.
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On Monday (October 16) the TV favourite shared a slew of snaps to Instagram of him enjoying quality time with his family. Jonnie and his wife can be seen at a plot of land looking for pumpkins ahead of the Halloween season.
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However, in the caption, Jonnie told fans he had been suffering from a chest infection. Despite the illness, he chose to push through it because he didn’t want to miss out.
“Probs should’ve stayed inside with my chest infection but would’ve got too much FOMO missing out on visiting uncle @maccaholmes allotment,” he penned in the caption. Jonnie went on: “Sometimes I need a push and seeing the lads enjoy picking some apples, and pumpkins was superb.
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“Unfortunately feeding @jessofjesmond obsession with Halloween is a downside,” he added. Jonnie’s fans were quick to send their support to the property expert.
One follower said: “Memories… You’re amazing, keep going, but also take it easy,” while someone else added: “Hope you get over chest infection soon.. lovely family pics though!”
A third quipped: “Take it easy hoping for your full recovery soon.” A fourth chimed in and wrote: “Such precious time with your boys.”
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The following day on Tuesday (October 17) Jonnie shared more snaps of him out and about. He first uploaded a picture of him riding a cargo bike. He captioned the snap: “Dropping off swimming kit for the boys although current scrapping over who uses our @babboe_cargobike. @jessofjesmond has just bought some panniers so I guess that’s first dibs to her!”
In the second post, Jonnie can be seen relaxing with his arms on his head during his session in an hyperbaric oxygen chamber. This is used to help the lungs gather more oxygen, which allows them to breathe easier.
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Taking to the caption, Jonnie updated fans on how he was doing amid his infection. He wrote: “Hitting my chest infection from all sides; antibiotics (I tried to ride it out but was getting worse) 2 hours this morning in my @o2worx hyperbaric chamber and now down at @sereniti_health breathing deeply in the Salt Room.”
Jonnie added: “So relaxing and got this place to myself! All wrapped up and relaxed. I feel I’ve got some great and knowledgeable people around me am.”
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