Joh Griggs’ warning following husband’s health scare
Better Homes and Gardens host Johanna Griggs has shared an update after her husband's health scare.
Late last year her husband Todd Huggins was diagnosed with a basal cell carcinoma, but the “simple surgery” led to complications which resulted in a bad infection.
Speaking to 7News, the TV personality provided an update on how her husband is doing and a reminder for all Australians.
“He had a skin cancer removed and they didn’t get enough of the margins around it, so when he went back in, he managed to pick up a random infection, which is not uncommon in hospitals,” she said.
“He absolutely lucked out; it was very hairy stuff for a couple of weeks.
“But he’s back, fighting fit, 100 per cent again,” Joh added.
Joh looked at the positive side of things despite everything and said that the situation served as a reminder for her to get her skin checked, which she’s now encouraging other Australians to do.
“If anything, I think it was an apt time to remind people to go and get their skin checked,” she said.
“I think that was one of the things during COVID that fell off the radar - people getting breast checks and skin checks, going to the dentist, all the health things that we are usually in the habit of doing regularly.
“But during COVID, those health services weren’t as easily available, or people were concerned about going out.
“We used to be so vigilant with skin checks because of my background in sport and with health - you didn’t want to miss anything.
“But we realised he hadn’t actually gone and had a skin check throughout the duration of COVID,” she revealed the impact of the pandemic on her personal life.
Joh spends a lot of her time outdoors, both as part of her job as the host of Better Homes and Gardens and in her everyday life, so the TV personality is taking sun protection more seriously - especially after her husband’s recent health scare.
“It was a chance to say to people, ‘hey listen, put it back on your agenda and make it a priority’.”
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