Breakfast co-host Jenny-May Clarkson has issued an emotional plea to Kiwis to check their bowel health after revealing a surprise finding at her latest colonoscopy procedure. The 50-year-old TV presenter is no stranger to speaking candidly about the dangers of bowel cancer after she lost her older brother, Jeffrey Coffin, 56 , to the disease in 2018. Now, she has reminded New Zealanders of the importance of getting checked regularly.
Taking to her Instagram story yesterday, she shared an image of her patient wristband in the hospital waiting room, after undergoing the procedure. “Colonoscopy done,” she wrote. “My bro died of bowel cancer 6 years ago.
I had a polyp removed today.” A bowel polyp is also known as a colonic or colorectal polyp and is a small growth on the lining of the bowel. While they are common and often not serious, they can sometimes develop into bowel cancer.
Clarkson continued to say at her last check five years ago, she had no polyps and has had this one removed for analysis. She said it “all appears ok”. The broadcaster then made a plea to New Zealanders, asking them to “take care of yourselves and please get checked”.
A post shared by Jenny-May Clarkson (@jmayclarkson) Clarkson has been open in her grief since losing her brother and broke down on air last year during a Breakfast segment that hit particularly close to home. In September when the popular TVNZ morning show checked in on the development of the Southern Charity Hospital , fou.
