Johnathan Joseph, who is professionally known as DJ Spoony, became emotional on his afternoon BBC Radio 2 show today (December 30) as he detailed having to undergo surgery for a bleed on the brain over the Christmas period.The 54-year-old began: "So yes, the secret is out.
I was off last week because on Saturday, December 21, 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. "It was hurting, then it was really hurting, and I thought I better go to the hospital.They did some tests and said they were going to give me a little scan, and then it came back with the scan results.
Doctors said, 'It looks like you have a small bleed to the brain, and we need to send you over to Addenbrooke's Hospital to see a specialist there. "I was like, 'OK, no problem,' and I sat down there in the waiting room and got myself a packet of crisps and a chocolate bar.
I had a water with me already. "Then he came back to me, and he said, 'Mr Joseph, we are waiting to hear back from the bed admissions', and I was like, 'What do I need a bed for?'" The doctor told the DJ he needed to stay in the hospital, based in Cambridgeshire, for an operation, which took him completely by surprise.