Fiona Phillips: Presenter reveals she has Alzheimer’s at 62

BBC News says Fiona Phillips has said she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 62.

The journalist and broadcaster discovered she had the disease a year ago after suffering months of brain fog and anxiety, she told the Daily Mirror.

Phillips, former host of ITV breakfast show GMTV, said dementia had “decimated” her family after her mother, father and uncle also had the disease.

She added she was “getting on with it”.

The mother of two, who is a columnist for the Mirror, told editor Alison Phillips that she was trying to “carry on” as normal, but wanted to share her story to help others.

She said that despite fearing she would one day be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, it had still come as a shock when her doctor said her test results showed early stages of the disease.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66105586