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BBC Radio star shares fears over final moments amid terminal illness


BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker has shared that he is not afraid of dying after announcing he is stepping down from his shows due to ill health earlier this month

Terminally-ill radio legend Johnnie Walker has opened up about his feelings on death, admitting he's "not worried about dying" but experiences some trepidation regarding his final moments, all due to the complications of his health condition. The iconic BBC presenter recently made the poignant announcement that he was retiring from the airwaves after a remarkable 58 years, citing his battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) as the reason. Unless you’ve done some awful things down here, I don’t think there’s anything to fear," while expressing concern about the potential struggle in his last moments: "What I am a little bit frightened of is what the end will be like when you’re fighting for breath.

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