‘The doctors warned me that they cannot operate because…’ – Firstpost

Legendary actor and comedian Johnny Lever has shed light on his son’s cancer diagnosis and broken his silence like never before. His son Jessey has acted in films like War and Yeh Saali Aashiqui.

The actor revealed in an interview, “My son developed a knot on his neck, and he went through several types of treatment, including an operation, but they couldn’t remove the tumour because it was intertwined with nerves.”

He added, “They warned me that they cannot operate, as my son risks losing his eyesight or getting paralysed. I saw my son lying on the hospital bed, with the cut still open. They gave us medication to melt the tumour, and my son used to take 40-50 pills each day, but it didn’t work, and the tumour just kept growing.”

Lever continued narrating a dark chapter of his life and said, “My wife was very worried about what the doctors in India had told her, but I somehow convinced her. I had some good doctor friends in Jersey, and they suggested a doctor called Dr Jatin Shah. Even though I was not a very pious person, during that time I prayed a lot.”

He added, “The operation took place, and I was so engrossed in prayer that I felt as if I was in the operation theatre, and my wife thought I had gone mad. Shortly after they brought him out, he raised his left hand up and signalled to me that he was okay.”