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Fiona Phillips has Alzheimers aged just 62

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Primrose53 Tue 04-Jul-23 22:01:10

Just announced. Both her parents had it and I read her book about how her Mum died in her 50s and then her Dad was diagnosed. He was affected very badly and his house was a mess, he was always getting picked up by the police as he wandered miles and Fiona was trying to bring up her two boys and hold down her TV job. She ended up giving up her work so she could spend more time with her family.

I really hope her decline is not too rapid as she is a very caring, homely person. She is on a new medication so fingers crossed.

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NannaFirework Thu 06-Jul-23 08:32:06

💔 poor Fiona - I would not wish that awful disease on anybody xxx

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Shropshirelass Thu 06-Jul-23 09:45:11

It is very sad for anyone being diagnosed with this awful illness and their families, but I can’t help but think that being a vegetarian for over 30 years can’t have helped. I know may will disagree with me but this way of eating contributes to many health issues, we get all the minerals our bodies (including the brain) need from meat, eggs and dairy. Also ditch sugar, it is poisonous to our bodies.

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Nana3 Thu 06-Jul-23 11:15:34

We had help frm an Admiral Nurse when my father had dementia sodapop. She was wonderful.

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lemsip Thu 06-Jul-23 11:33:54

Fiona was diagnosed a year ago, when she was on the ITV This Morning and Lorraine shows!

strange that it's all over the news again after her husband the itv producer Martin Frizzell is in trouble with the enquiry into toxic culture of ITV
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I have also read wendy mitchells book. a very good account.

"Somebody I used to know"
by Wendy MitchellI

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sodapop Thu 06-Jul-23 12:44:43

Nana3

We had help frm an Admiral Nurse when my father had dementia sodapop. She was wonderful.

That's good to hear Nana3 so sorry about your father though.

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Nicolenet Thu 06-Jul-23 18:33:37

And? Some comments are really stupid!

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sodapop Fri 07-Jul-23 09:05:38

Nicolenet

And? Some comments are really stupid!

What exactly was your post referring to Nicolenet

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Chocolatelovinggran Sat 08-Jul-23 08:00:19

Shropshirelass evidence regarding diet and Alzheimer Disease is not well documented, except that a large consumption of meat does add to a potential risk. Vegetarian diets are not considered to be in any way detrimental to health - quite the reverse.

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LovesBach Sat 08-Jul-23 08:46:18

How she must feel - a frightening diagnosis and a grim prospect, and yet she is cheerful, and determined to use her public face to help others. Brave lady - I wish her well.

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halfpint1 Sat 08-Jul-23 10:54:24

I followed up the Vegetarian and alkheimer link and as usual
it points to a lack of Vitamin B12 . <However it is now being
found that eating meat which has been corn raised and never
chewed on a piece of grass is lacking in many minerals and
is not as 'healthy' as it once was.

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