Fiona Phillips has given her first interview since revealing her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. ‘I was anxious people would be staring or whispering about me or would just write me off as a batty old woman.'
Fiona Phillips has given her first interview since revealing her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, thanking the public for their support.
Fiona, 62, even kept the diagnosis from her two adult sons for as long as possible out of fear of them treating her differently.broadcaster has explained that she previously worried people would see her as a ‘batty old woman’ once she went public with the heartbreaking news., the columnist shared her reaction to the outpouring of love she’s received.
‘But there has been incredible kindness. And so many people have told me about how Alzheimer’s has hit their families, as it has attacked mine, and somehow it just makes them feel a little bit less alone.’ One message came from a supporter who bumped into her at a TV studio when he was a bodyguard for Wayne Rooney, who is now at ‘the same stage of Alzheimer’s as she is’.And while she still has such strong long-term memory, Fiona’s recent memories are harder for her to recall.It was her husband Martin Frizell who encouraged her to share the news publicly
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