A grief-stricken Manchester woman has recounted her shock at how her mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in her 60s after suffering brain fog.
04.07.2023 - 21:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Television presenter and journalist Fiona Philips has revealed how she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. The columnist was told she had the illness a year ago following months of brain fog and anxiety.
At just 62, Fiona is currently undergoing trials for a life-changing new medicine which scientists are hoping could slow or even reverse the illness for millions of sufferers around the world reports the Mirror.
The former breakfast host said: "This disease has ravaged my family and now it has come for me. And all over the country there are people of all different ages whose lives are being affected by it - it’s heartbreaking. I just hope I can help find a cure which might make things better for others in the future."
Fiona revealed deep down she had always feared this moment - when a doctor told her one afternoon last year: “Your results are back.. And yes, I’m afraid they do show early stages of Alzheimer's Disease."
“It’s something I might have thought I’d get at 80”, she says. “But I was still only 61 years old.
“I felt more angry than anything else because this disease has already impacted my life in so many ways; my poor mum was crippled with it, then my dad, my grandparents, my uncle. It just keeps coming back for us.”
Fiona's husband and This Morning editor, Martin Frizell agreed. He said: "“Yes, tragically Fiona’s family has been riddled with it.”
For 18 months, Fiona has carried the weight of her illness secretly, however, she has finally decided to share the news.
“No one has known because I haven’t been blaring out loud, ‘oh yeah, I’ve got Alzheimer's. And I have been so worried people will judge me or put labels on me.
“It’s a horrible bloody secret to divulge.”
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A grief-stricken Manchester woman has recounted her shock at how her mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in her 60s after suffering brain fog.
Earlier this month, Fiona Phillips bravely opened up about how she'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in her early sixties.The 62 year old TV personality spoke to The Mirror in an emotional interview in which she revealed that she'd been diagnosed with the same illness that had "ravaged" her family after her mother, father, uncle and grandfather had previously been diagnosed. For Sophia Husbands, the news struck a chord as her parents also lived with Alzheimer's disease. Sophia, who is a Training and Change Consultant, has praised Fiona for speaking about her diagnosis and told OK! that it's a "huge step" in raising awareness of the disease.
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