BORIS Johnson has told how the fear of never seeing his new son gave him the strength to beat coronavirus.
The PM said it fuelled a determination to banish all negative thoughts during even his darkest moments in intensive care.
He added: “I just refused to let myself think down those lines.”
Boris revealed that as he lay wired up to monitors in St Thomas’ Hospital he focused on only “positive thoughts” about pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds, the coming birth and seeing his other children and the rest of his family again.
But asked if he had ever feared he might not live to see his new son Wilfred, he said: “Well, yes, of course. We’ve all got a lot to live for, a lot to do, and I won’t hide it from you, I was thinking about that, yes.”
The PM is famously shy about discussing his family, which makes his remarks even more extraordinary.
In Boris’ exclusive interview with The Sun he revealed thoughts of his loved ones gave him extra tenacity, adding: “I was deeply frustrated that I couldn’t see the path to…do you know what I mean? I just couldn’t see the way out of the skip.
“But, yeah, I suppose there was some terrible, as I say, some natural buoyancy or refusal to give in or harbour negative thoughts. I never really thought that I wouldn’t come back from it. It was more frustration.”
It is not lost on him that barely three weeks after surviving a brush with death he was back in hospital for a happier occasion – to witness the birth of new son, Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas.
His middle name, Nicholas, is a tribute to specialists Dr Nicholas Price and Professor Nicholas Hart, who saved his life in intensive care.
Mr Johnson said: “What I can say is that I’ve seen the NHS save life and I’ve seen the NHS bring new life into the world in the last month.
“My love and admiration for that institution is boundless, that’s all I’ll say.”
His face lights up when he is asked about his new son and he says: “I’m thrilled.”
SOURCE: THE SUN NEWSPAPER
