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Jonnie Irwin revealed he hasn’t slept for six nights in a row as he gave an update on his health from hospital on Thursday. 

The former A Place In The Sun presenter, 50, is battling terminal cancer and was at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital for a full MRI scan. 

MRI, also known as Magnetic Resonance Imaging, helps doctors find cancer in the body and look for signs that it has spread as well as plan treatment. 

Jonnie was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2020 which has now spread to his brain. 

The TV presenter looked exhausted as he shared a selfie on Instagram from hospital and spoke of his anxiety of having the full body scan due to it being claustrophobic. 

Jonnie Irwin revealed he hasn't slept for six nights in a row as he gave an update on his health from hospital on Thursday

Jonnie Irwin revealed he hasn’t slept for six nights in a row as he gave an update on his health from hospital on Thursday

The A Place In The Sun presenter, 50, is battling terminal cancer and was at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital for a full MRI scan

The A Place In The Sun presenter, 50, is battling terminal cancer and was at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital for a full MRI scan

Jonnie said: ‘This is look of a man who’s not slept for 6 nights and awaiting a full body MRI scan of at least an hour. 

‘If you haven’t had one they’re claustrophobic and claustrophobic and omit loud random noises. Joy.

‘Take note on attempt of a jaunty not on my gown! I’m expecting to come out to news of India all out 195! ##alwaystrying #mri #livingwithcancer #nhs.’

Fans took to the comment section, telling the presenter to ‘stay strong’. 

They wrote: ‘You’ve got this Jonnie’ and ‘All the positive thoughts in the world are coming your way’. 

‘Just focus on the belly and breath. Sending love and healing’ and ‘Good luck Jonnie. It isn’t a great experience, but they are great inventions.’ 

Jonnie celebrated his 50th birthday in November and said he felt ‘really privileged’ to mark the milestone after doctors had given him six months to live two years earlier. 

Jonnie was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2020 which has now spread to his brain

Jonnie was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2020 which has now spread to his brain

Fans took to the comment section, telling the presenter to 'stay strong'

Fans took to the comment section, telling the presenter to ‘stay strong’

Jonnie celebrated his 50th birthday in November and said he felt 'really privileged' to mark the milestone after doctors had given him six months to live two years earlier

Jonnie celebrated his 50th birthday in November and said he felt ‘really privileged’ to mark the milestone after doctors had given him six months to live two years earlier 

The TV presenter marked the occasion in Costa Del Sol with his wife Jessica Holmes and their sons, Rex, four, and twins Rafa and Cormac, three

The TV presenter marked the occasion in Costa Del Sol with his wife Jessica Holmes and their sons, Rex, four, and twins Rafa and Cormac, three

The TV presenter marked the occasion in Costa Del Sol with his wife Jessica Holmes and their sons, Rex, four, and twins Rafa and Cormac, three.

Jonnie revealed he had a birthday party earlier in the year as he ‘didn’t think he’d make it’ to the big day. 

Speaking to Hello!, he said: ‘I feel really privileged to be able to celebrate my birthday looking at blue skies and with sand between my toes.

‘I had an early birthday party at the start of the year because I didn’t think I’d make it. It was like being at my own wake; lots of fun, lots of dancing. But here I am. I view it as a complete triumph.’

Jonnie went on to say the life threatening illness has forced him to really appreciate everyday. 

He added: ‘Every little thing is so valuable to me, even kicking the ball against the wall for half hour,’ he told the publication. It’s so special and being away with my wife and kids for my 50th is brilliant.’

The A Place in The Sun star was diagnosed with terminal cancer after a tumour in his lung spread to his brain but has been allowed out of hospital while his liver function shows signs of improvement.

Back in November he was being observed every four hours after having jaundice, fever and pains in his right hand side, but was later released.  

EXPLAINED: MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING USED MAGNETIC FIELDS TO SEE INSIDE THE BODY

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a type of scan that uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of the inside of the body.

An MRI scanner is a large tube that contains powerful magnets. You lie inside the tube during the scan.

An MRI scan can be used to examine almost any part of the body, including the brain and spinal cord, bones and joints, breasts, heart and blood vessels and internal organs – such as the liver, womb or prostate gland. 

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a type of scan that uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of the inside of the body. An MRI scanner is a large tube that contains powerful magnets. You lie inside the tube during the scan

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a type of scan that uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of the inside of the body. An MRI scanner is a large tube that contains powerful magnets. You lie inside the tube during the scan

The results of an MRI scan can be used to help diagnose conditions, plan treatments and assess how effective previous treatment has been.

Most of the human body is made up of water molecules, which consist of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. At the centre of each hydrogen atom is an even smaller particle, called a proton. Protons are like tiny magnets and are very sensitive to magnetic fields.

When you lie under the powerful scanner magnets, the protons in your body line up in the same direction, in the same way that a magnet can pull the needle of a compass.

Short bursts of radio waves are then sent to certain areas of the body, knocking the protons out of alignment. When the radio waves are turned off, the protons realign. This sends out radio signals, which are picked up by receivers.

These signals provide information about the exact location of the protons in the body. They also help to distinguish between the various types of tissue in the body, because the protons in different types of tissue realign at different speeds and produce distinct signals.

In the same way that millions of pixels on a computer screen can create complex pictures, the signals from the millions of protons in the body are combined to create a detailed image of the inside of the body.

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