Jonnie Irwin's wife recounts late TV presenter's painful last moments
29.06.2024 - 19:19
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Jessica Holmes, wife of beloved property show presenter Jonnie Irwin, has opened up about the devastating loss of her husband.
Jonnie who was best known for shows like Escape To The Country and A Place In The Sun sadly passed away at the age of 50 in February after a battle with lung cancer that spread to his brain which he was first diagnosed with back in 2020.
Jessica shared with the Daily Mail her heartbreaking experience, stating: "You hear people say: 'He passed away peacefully. It was lovely', but it wasn't for Jonnie. It was a f****** awful process."
"I wish I hadn't seen it but I had to be with him." She recalled asking the nurses how she could help, feeling helpless as there seemed nothing she could do.
She expressed her broken heart at seeing a loved one in such a state: "It is just heart-breaking to see someone you love so much in that state, but he was surrounded by love and in our home, as he wanted, not in a hospice".
She opened up about the struggle of trying to manage not only her own emotions but also their three young sons, revealing that despite his awful condition, Jonnie fought until the very end.
She said: "But it is not peaceful. People are upset and I had our three little boys to manage. Even at the end, Jonnie didn't want to go. He was fighting to the last."
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Jessica grimly shared her painful memories: "I hated every second lying next to my dying husband. I cuddled him but he was in a lot of pain. I was constantly moving him, administering drugs."
Remembering their final conversations she said: "I kept saying: 'Can I do anything? ' and he said: 'No, I'm fine.' How could he be fine? "
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