ITV presenter Fiona Phillips reveals ‘heartbreaking’ Alzheimer’s diagnosis aged 62-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro

ITV presenter Fiona Phillips has revealed she’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

The 62-year-old journalist was told she had the illness a year ago after suffering months of brain fog and anxiety.

She is now undergoing trials as part of research into revolutionary treatment being investigated by scientists.

Confirming her ‘heartbreaking’ diagnosis to The Mirror, columnist Fiona said the disease has ‘ravaged’ her family and has now ‘come for’ her.

‘And all over the country there are people of all different ages whose lives are being affected by it – it’s heartbreaking,’ she said.

‘I just hope I can help find a cure which might make things better for others in the future.’

‘It’s something I might have thought I’d get at 80. But I was still only 61 years old,’ she added, having been diagnosed last year.

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