A man whose late wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s had 'no clue' their daughter had died of cancer before she passed away.
16.07.2023 - 09:41 / ok.co.uk
Earlier this month, Fiona Phillips surprised readers when she opened up about her heartbreaking Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and revealed that she'd been diagnosed with the illness a year ago.The 62 year old former GMTV presenter announced the news in an interview with The Mirror in which she spoke about how the disease had "ravaged" her family after her mother, father, uncle and grandfather had been diagnosed. During the interview, Fiona also spoke about the reality of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's in her early sixties given that the illness is most common in people over the age of 65. "It’s something I might have thought I’d get at 80.
But I was still only 61 years old," she said. Like Fiona, Anita Goundry was diagnosed with early/young-onset Alzheimer's disease. 55 year old Anita, from County Durham was diagnosed around five years ago after experiencing symptoms for a decade.
Here, she speaks to OK! about her experience... “Every single time I tell people that I have Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia they say, ‘But you’re far too young – are you sure that you have it?!’ I was in my early fifties when I was diagnosed, but even now people will tell me that they don’t think I have the disease because I don’t fit the “stereotype”. After nearly 10 years of unexplained symptoms, the diagnosis explained a lot.
I’d spent the past decade forgetting words, getting confused and losing my balance. I’d also forgotten where I was going on the odd occasion, and would get on a bus and not remember where to get off. But still, every time I went to a doctor, I was told that my symptoms were down to menopause, stress or depression.
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