‘You came into our absolutely chaotic lives and brought an instant calm.’
in February, Joh said it was “quite a serious situation” that had taken Todd some time to recover from.
“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,” Joh said.“But he’s back, fighting fit, 100 per cent again.”Joh said there was one good thing to come out of the worrying time.
“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.“So it was a chance to say to people, ‘hey listen, put it back on your agenda and make it a priority’.”