BORIS Johnson’s dad Stanley Johnson is recovering after being treated for colon cancer.
Former Tory MEP Stanley, 85, shared a picture on social media from hospital after undergoing a successful procedure to a remove one half of his colon.
Johnson’s dad underwent the operation on Friday and is now recovering in the care of doctors Credit: Alamy
Stanley had Boris, Rachel, Jo and Leo with his first wife, painter Charlotte Wahl Credit: Getty
The image showed Stanley in a hospital bed after the surgery, waving at the camera with a smile on his face.
The former MEP captioned the post: “I am enjoying a brief summer break at the Royal Marsden, destination of choice.”
Johnson’s dad underwent the operation on Friday and is now recovering in the care of doctors at the Marsden Hospital, Chelsea, London.
Speaking to the Daily Mail , he said: “Late last year I was having a [chest] scan and this brilliant professor, Margaret Johnson – no relation – examined everything.
“She said, ‘There’s nothing wrong with your chest, but there’s something odd further down.’
“My local NHS doctor, Daniel Dietch, insisted that I should follow up on the anomaly. On Friday last week, [surgeons] dealt with this obstruction, I hope to get out of the hospital this Friday. I have been blessed with this stroke of luck.”
Stanley went on to say he would be back on his feet soon, and was planning to head off to Tibet to look at glaciers after travelling to China with his son Max.
His oldest daughter, journalist Rachel Johnson, said her “incredible” dad looked much better after the operation.
Stanley is a father-of-six and has been married twice.
Stanley had Boris, Rachel, Jo and Leo with his first wife, painter Charlotte Wahl.
She died at the age of 79 on September 13 2021.
Mr Johnson, 54, was elected as the UK’s Prime Minister in December 2019 and has steered the country through the coronavirus crisis throughout 2020.
The Right Honourable Jo Johnson, 45, followed his brother into politics and served as the MP for Orpington from 2010-2019.
He is now the Head of the No10 Downing Street Policy Unit and a Minister of State attending Cabinet.
Boris’ two other siblings, Rachel and Leo, are equally successful.
Rachel works a writer, columnist and makes regular TV appearances, whereas Leo is a film-maker and entrepreneur.
After divorcing in the 1980s, Stanley had two further children with his wife Jennifer Kidd – Julia and Maximillian.
Stanley’s son Boris was admitted to hospital with the Covid in 2020 after struggling with breathing difficulties.
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