For Christmas, Johnny Ruffo has travelled back to Perth to be with his family.
The 34-year-old actor and singer, who is fighting an advanced form of brain cancer, uploaded a picture of himself and his partner Tahnee Simms to Instagram on Wednesday.
He captioned the picture, “So pleased to be in Perth for Christmas.”
Previously, Johnny had declared his intention to stay fighting until at least Christmas in order to finally reunite with his family.
He expressed his desire to see his brother Michael, who had spent the last three years living in Ireland, to 7News in September.
I haven’t seen my brother in three years, but he’s coming home for Christmas, and I can’t wait to see him, he added. My brother now lives in Ireland.
We are as crooked as thieves. He truly is my hero. To me, he is everything. And I’m eager to meet him. I’m not sure how I’ll respond, but I can’t wait since he’s everything.
In August, Johnny revealed that his brain cancer was terminal and expressed concern for Tahnee’s well-being after his passing.
He added on The Project, “You can only imagine how difficult it’s been for her.”
I detest to admit it, but I often consider how difficult it may be for her if something were to happen to me.
I don’t want to think about it, so that’s why. It simply makes me a little bit emotional because I know something will happen eventually, whether it’s in a month, ten years, or twenty.
Johnny admitted to interviewer Carrie Bickmore that he was past the age at which he should have died.
“It will eventually succeed in taking me, but I’m still battling.” still going strong. The typical life expectancy for my diagnosis and tumour was three years,’ he said.
“And it’s been five years for me.” I’ve already triumphed. My current objective is to live a happy life and attempt to assist as many people as I can.
After visiting the hospital with excruciating headaches in 2017, Johnny was first identified as having the illness.
He underwent surgery to remove a 7 cm brain tumour in August of that year, followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
