DJ Spoony had emergency surgery after doctors discovered a bleed on his brain (Image: Getty Images For MOBO)
Radio 2’s DJ Spoony revealed he was hospitalised with a brain bleed and was forced to undergo emergency surgery.
The DJ – real name John Joseph – underwent an operation after a “small bleed” on the brain was detected by doctors. The 54-year-old had been suffering from persistent headaches for several weeks before seeking medical attention on December 21.
During his Radio 2 show on Monday (December 30), DJ Spoony opened up about his recent absence from the airwaves, attributing it to his health ordeal.
He began: “So yes, the secret is out. I was off last week because on Saturday, the 21st of December, I got up early in the morning. I’d been having headaches for about three to four weeks and I’d been putting it off.”
Detailing the events that led to his diagnosis, he continued: “It was hurting, then it wasn’t hurting, and I thought I’d go to the hospital.
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The DJ had been suffering from persistent headaches for several weeks (Image: Instagram/DJ Spoony)
“They did some tests and said they were going to give me a little scan and then it came back with the scan results and said, ‘It looks like you have a small bleed to the brain and we need to send you over to Addenbrooke’s. The specialists there have seen it’.”
After arriving at the hospital, the radio personality was told that doctors needed to operate and he would not be able to eat for more than 10 hours.
“The amazing doctors and nurses at Addenbrooke’s had done the operation, [they] had flushed me out. I was feeling fine 10 minutes after the operation, I was talking, looking forward to being back on the ward, eating a banana, and having a ginger shot, that’s all I could think about because I’d been nil by mouth for about 14 hours,” he said.
The presenter added: “Our amazing NHS, thank you to everyone at [the hospital] for looking after me. You were amazing.”
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DJ Spoony spent the morning of Christmas Day in hospital (Image: PA)
DJ Spoony choked up as he discussed his loved ones, saying: “To all my family and friends, and to everybody that’s y’know … just really couldn’t wait to get back in the studio and do what I love doing so … I really thought I’d be able to handle that without getting emotional.”
After the update, he played Sounds of Blackness’s 1994 hit Hold On (Change Is Comin’), which he believed was “appropriate”.
The TV presenter shared more about his condition on , revealing he had a type of bleeding near the brain called a subdural hematoma and said he spent the morning of Christmas Day in hospital.