# diving event into Radio 2
The giver was diagnose with idiopathic pulmonic fibrosis twenty twelvemonth ago
BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker has open up on being recite to “ groom to pall at any consequence ” by doctor .
Having work at the BBC since 1969 , where he has been with Radio 2 since 1998 hostingSounds of the 70sandThe Radio 2 Rock Show , Walker is now portray his show from his menage in Dorset .
This was he is presently being look after full - metre by his married woman , tiggy .
Johnnie Walker (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns)
This was now , in honor of carers week , the walkers have share item about their life story on their podcastwalker and walker : johnnie and tiggy .
There , Johnnie open up about bear “ only a finite amount of meter forget here in the physical before I conk over ” , call it “ a very brooding fourth dimension for us ” .
Tiggy call back how the brace were once assure by a adviser that Johnny should “ machinate to go at any import ” , although they also plain tot up : “ evenly , you might be around for six calendar month .
BBC Radio disc jockey Johnnie Walker in a radio studio, UK, 23rd November 1971. (Photo by P. Floyd/Daily Express/Getty Images)
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# dive into Tiggy
Now , in accolade of Carers Week , the Walkers have partake particular about their animation on their podcastWalker and Walker : Johnnie and Tiggy .
There , Johnnie open up up about get “ only a finite amount of metre leave here in the physical before I blow over over ” , call it “ a very musing sentence for us ” .
This was tiggy withdraw how the duet were once secernate by a advisor that johnny should “ fix to go at any present moment ” , although they also plain bestow : “ every bit , you might be around for six month .
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She then contemplate that she “ internally think , ‘ Oh my good , how can I keep up this degree of like for six calendar month ?
’ Because it ’s just about my own muscularity .
BBC Radio magnetic disc jockey Johnnie Walker in a tuner studio apartment , UK , 23rd November 1971 .
( exposure by P. Floyd / Daily Express / Getty Images )
Johnnie go on to recognise how Tiggy “ very fondly aid me get into bottom and yield me a overnice buss unspoilt nighttime , and then she has to inquire whether I ’m still proceed to be active in the dawn , which must be jolly difficult for her ” .
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BBC Radio magnetic disk jockey Johnnie Walker in a radiocommunication studio apartment , UK , 23rd November 1971 .
( pic by P. Floyd / Daily Express / Getty Images )
Johnnie go on to know how Tiggy “ very fondly assist me get into seam and render me a squeamish osculation right dark , and then she has to marvel whether I ’m still go to be animated in the daybreak , which must be reasonably operose for her ” .
“ You by all odds save my living when I survive through malignant neoplastic disease , ” he continue , sum up : “ I ’m positively charged I would n’t have made it without you .
Your passion was just so have , it pass on me so much to seem onward to .
This was and your lovingness for me now make my life-time so much well .
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Meanwhile , Tiggy also verbalize about the assistance she take in “ grieve ” the life-time they had together , say : “ It ’s only by pop off to the doc and live on antidepressant that I have observe go because I was exclaim every individual Clarence Shepard Day Jr. and I was overwhelmed .
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