Radio 2 DJ Jo Whiley says she'd give up her Covid jab 'in a heartbeat'

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JO Whiley said her "worst nightmare came true" as she discussed end-of-life care for her disabled sister who caught Covid.

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BBC Radio 2’s Jo Whiley has revealed that her sister Frances is out of hospital after being admitted with Covid-19 following an outbreak in her care home. The presenter has shared a video of her sister, who has learning disabilities and diabetes, drinking a cup of tea and giving a thumbs up from her favourite bench.

BBC Radio 2 DJ Jo Whiley, 55, has taken to social media to update her followers about her sister, Frances', 53, coronavirus recovery.The presenter shared a short, six-second clip of her younger sibling sitting on a bench clapping after returning home from hospital following her battle with Covid. Just days ago the radio presenter issued an urgent plea to her Twitter followers asking for Covid experts to advise on how to administer oxygen to her sister.

Jo Whiley's sister is back at home after being hospitalised by Covid-19.

coronavirus in her care home.The 53-year-old has learning difficulties and diabetes, which makes her more vulnerable to the disease.Yesterday, Jo took to Twitter to thank nurses for their hard work in saving her sibling’s life in hospital.She went on to praise her fans for their support as she revealed Frances had a “quite a struggle ahead”.The radio presenter discussed her sister’s health battle on The Andrew Marr Show today.Jo said she had been offered the coronavirus vaccine before her sister and “desperately” wished it had been the other way round.Louise Redknapp ‘considered stepping in front of bus' amid Jamie splitShe added it had been "the worst week of our lives”.“I have no idea why I was offered the vaccine and my sister wasn’t,”

Jo Whiley made an impassioned plea to the Government as she shared an update on her sister's fight with coronavirus.

BBC Radio 2 presenter and DJ Jo Whiley, 55, has issued an urgent plea via social media for Covid experts to advise about her sister's condition.The TV host revealed on Twitter just days ago that her 53-year-old sibling Frances had tested positive for coronavirus.She has a chromosomal condition which means she is severely learning disabled and has diabetes.Taking to Twitter in the early hours of this morning, the DJ issued asked her 343,000 fans for adviceShe said: "URGENT.

BBC Breakfast host Louise Minchin, 52, has taken to Twitter and offered her well wishes to BBC Radio 2 presenter Jo Whiley, 55, after the broadcaster shared a candid message on social media.The presenter explained that she would be pulling out of her regular radio slot, after her sister Frances was rushed to hospital following her positive test for coronavirus.The DJ took to the micro-blogging site yesterday, and told her 336,000 followers "I can't do my show".She explained that her sibling was "very poorly" and she was worried about the situation.Jo penned: "I can't do my @BBCRadio2 show this evening."My sister Frances is v poorly in hospital with Covid.

BBC Radio 2 show tonight as her sister was taken to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.The 55-year-old radio DJ said she was feeling "very scared" as her sister Frances, 53, was hospitalised after contracting the virus.Frances, who has a rare genetic syndrome called Cri du Chat, had been staying at a care home that suffered an outbreak of coronavirus last week.Jo took to Twitter to tell her followers that she was pulling out of her evening show as she penned: "I can't do my @BBCRadio2 show this evening. My sister Frances is v poorly in hospital with Covid."I don't feel shiny or happy tonight, I feel very scared.

JO Whiley pulled out of her Radio 2 show this evening as she revealed her sister Frances is "very poorly" in hospital with coronavirus. The BBC DJ said she felt "very scared" and was in no mood to be upbeat on the radio.

Taking to Twitter, she addressed her 336,000 followers as she revealed her sister Frances had been rushed to hospital with Covid.She wrote: "I can't do my @BBCRadio2 show this evening."My sister Frances is v poorly in hospital with Covid. I don't feel shiny or happy tonight, I feel very scared."However, I'll be listening to @willyoung who I know will light up our kitchen in the depths of our darkness."I can’t do my @BBCRadio2 show this evening.

Jo Whiley has pulled out of her radio show as her sister battles coronavirus in hospital.

Jo Whiley said she was living a nightmare when she was offered the coronavirus jab before her vulnerable sister.