A Place in the Sun’s Jonnie Irwin reveals he started hyperbaric oxygen therapy in health update amid his battle with terminal lung cancer
- The presenter, 49, revealed in November that he has terminal cancer
- In 2020, doctors discovered that he had lung cancer that had spread to his brain.
- The treatment causes the air pressure to increase 2 to 3 times higher than normal.
A Place In The Sun host Jonnie Irwin has shared a health update with fans amid his battle with terminal lung cancer.
The presenter, 49, revealed in November that the tumors had spread to his brain, two years after his initial diagnosis.
On Thursday, on his Instagram stories, the television personality revealed that he had started hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
A hyperbaric chamber is a highly pressurized room or tube where pure oxygen is given to the patient to breathe.
At this higher air pressure, the lungs can absorb more oxygen than under normal conditions.
Update: A Place In The Sun, 49, host Jonnie Irwin has shared a health update with fans amid his battle with terminal lung cancer
Jonnie shared a snapshot from the zip-top camera he was using after walking to the treatment center via the high-level bridge in Newcastle.
Writing: ‘And at the end of this walk… is this… hyperbaric oxygen therapy.’
It is believed that flooding the body with concentrated oxygen can help make cancer cells easier to kill with treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation at the same time that it activates the healing process in your body.
However, other studies have seen mixed and inconclusive results in the past with some believing it ineffective.
It comes after Jonnie said he plans to record video messages so he can talk to his loving wife and three children after her death.
Jonnie hosted a segment on digital legacy on Morning Live earlier this month and left hosts Rav Wilding and Kimberley Walsh with “goosebumps.”
The Escape To The Country host said he is “taking advantage of every opportunity” to give his wife Jessica, 40, and their three sons, Rex, three, and twins Rafa and Cormac, two, a bright future when he’s already don’t be here
After watching a segment about how a woman battling stage 4 bowel cancer records a short video each day for loved ones to watch when she’s gone, Jonnie said he plans to do the same.
Update: Taking to her Instagram stories on Thursday to reveal that she had started hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Treatment: Jonnie showed a picture of the zippered handheld camera he was using after walking to the treatment center via the high-level bridge in Newcastle.
‘It’s amazing to think that I would also be able to talk to my wife and children after I pass away. My diagnosis has taken a lot from me, but it has given me the ability to prepare.
‘The only way to ensure your digital legacy is the way you like it is to take control now. And I’m going to take every opportunity to do that for the people I love.’
The show went on to provide information on ways to prepare a ‘digital legacy will’ so you can tell loved ones what you want to happen to things like social media pages.
Devoted family man: It comes after Jonnie said he plans to record video messages so he can speak to his loving wife and three children after her death.
A digital legacy is an individual’s online interactions, spanning everything from social media platforms to emails.
It’s something that’s often left out of estate plans, since they’re not considered tangible assets, but are just as important as your family can’t get access to legally, which is a problem if they need to get information.
A digital legacy is also important to specify the actions you want to perform on certain accounts, for example, if the Facebook page is deleted or saved.
The Love: The Escape To The Country host said he is “taking advantage of every opportunity” to give his wife Jessica, 40, and their three sons, Rex, three, and twins Rafa and Cormac, two, a bright future. when he is no longer here.
Reflecting on his own actions thus far, Jonnie said: “I have a lifetime of memories and over the years many have been stored online and as I’ve been getting my affairs in order since my diagnosis two and a half years ago. I haven’t given much thought to my digital legacy.
“I have posted thousands of photos and digital images online, but when I die I have no idea what will happen to those images.”
The host Rav said in the studio: ‘I have goosebumps. Such a powerful movie from Jonnie. I think that film is a real reminder of all the practical things you can do.’
Kimberley: ‘It’s heartbreaking. I believe that creating special memories with your loved one can be as simple as sitting down for a Sunday roast.