Carrie Johnson has begged folks to get the flu jab after spending nearly per week in hospital with a chest an infection that left her “struggling to breathe”.
The spouse of former prime minister Boris Johnson mentioned she continues to be not recovered after contracting flu and pneumonia.
Ms Johnson posted a picture on Instagram displaying her in a hospital mattress and added: “It might take one other few weeks till I really feel like myself once more.
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“I didn’t expect to spend the first week of 2025 in hospital. After having a nasty chest infection for nearly 18 days at home over Christmas, it just got out of hand and I was struggling to breathe properly.”
She additionally posted a tribute to NHS docs and nurses on the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxfordshire, describing them as “the best people on Earth”.
“I cannot thank them enough. When I was particularly low, one nurse even serenaded me by my bed. Unbelievable kindness,” she wrote.
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Ms Johnson additionally admitted she “really, really wished” she had bought the flu jab this yr.
“It totally slipped my mind. No guarantee, but I very possibly wouldn’t have spent the last 3 weeks horribly, horribly ill had I got it,” she mentioned.
“Obviously check with your doctor but my strong advice is to get the bloody flu jab.”
It isn’t clear when the {photograph} was taken, however Ms Johnson seems to have since left hospital.
A second picture, posted to her Instagram account, exhibits presents her youngsters gave to her to take to hospital. They embody her son Wilf’s “favourite dinosaur toy” known as Greenie, and her daughter Romy’s princess key ring.
She ended her message with: “health and family are everything”.
As prime minister, Mr Johnson turned significantly unwell with COVID-19 in April 2020 and frolicked in intensive care.
The couple’s son was born later the identical month and was named Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, partly in tribute to 2 docs, Nick Hart and Nick Worth, who handled Mr Johnson.
