Kerri-Anne Kennerley takes husband John home to modified house eight months after spinal injury

Kerri-Anne Kennerley has finally taken her husband home, eight months after he suffered spinal injuries after a freak accident.

KERRI-ANNE Kennerley has finally taken her husband home to an extensively modified house, eight months after John Kennerley suffered spinal injuries from falling off a balcony at a golf course, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

The 75-year-old was discharged from Sydney’s Prince of Wales hospital last Tuesday and returned to the couple’s Woollahra, in the city’s eastern suburbs, home which has been converted for his wheelchair with ramps, a hoist and cupboards full of catheters, gauze and lotions.

Kerri-Anne Kennerley told the Sunday Telegraph that her husband of 32 years can no longer be left alone for a moment, because “there are 50 things that can go wrong within an hour”.

The TV star said earlier this year that it was her dream to have John home for Christmas, despite the challenges of caring for him.

Kerri-Anne Kennerley and husband John with hospital staff before his return home to their extensively modified house. Picture: Instagram.

Kerri-Anne Kennerley and husband John in 2012 at home in Woollahra, which has now been extensively modified for his wheelchair. Picture: News Corp.

Kerri-Anne with Jon and their dog, Digger, in hospital in April. Picture: Instagram.

Kerri-Anne Kennerley and John celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary. Picture: Instagram.

John Kennerley was left an “incomplete quadriplegic” after fracturing his C3 and C4 vertebrae in a freak accident at a golf course in Coffs Harbour, NSW.

He was flown from Bonville Golf Resort and placed in an induced coma on March 7 after the couple had been attending a celebrity event.

The couple will now have nurses for two hours each morning and night, replacing the 24-hour care of hospital.

“It’s the new norm and that’s the way it goes,” said Kerri-Anne, whose aim was to “try and get some normalcy in life”.

The devoted couple, (above) are hoping for ‘normalcy’ at home. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Kerri-Anne and John Kennerley, before his accident. Picture: News Corp.

“It’s not like other health issues when you are sick, and you get diagnosed and you are treated, you have a horrible time and you are better.

“This is forever, quadriplegia, paraplegia is forever. It’s a steep learning curve that I haven’t finished yet.”

Kerri-Anne suffered her own health scare in 2012, when the 62-year-old battled breast cancer.

She later said she had “handled that much better” than her husband’s accident which was “soul destroying” because he would never recover from his spinal injuries.

The couple celebrated their wedding anniversary in hospital in September, with Kerri-Anne posting a photograph on Instagram saying, “

We have had a wonderful 32 years together. Can’t wait until he comes home at the end of the year”.

John and Kerri-Anne Kennerley (above with and Robbie and Gai Waterhouse in 2013) have been a much-loved fixture on the Sydney scene for decades. Picture: News Corp.