Fiona Phillips is ‘hugely touched’ by the support she has received after revealing she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
added: ‘She’s a good, kind soul and I pray the treatment works and results in a massive breakthrough for everyone dealing with this hellish disease. Sending her and her family all my love.’said: ‘We are all sending our huge best wishes this morning to Fiona Phillips, well known to all of you as the former presenter of GMTV, for more than a decade.
Journalist Fiona, who anchored GMTV for more than a decade and competed on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing in 2005, also explained she was sharing the news to reduce the stigma around the disease. Martin said: ‘I just felt sick. We both sat in silence. There was no funny line to make this go away. Nothing smart to say. Nothing.’
She wrote on Twitter: ‘Huge admiration for her strength & care for others in speaking out like this on something so tough.’ ‘Sharing such personal news publicly raises much-needed awareness of dementia and we are extremely grateful to Fiona.Fiona has been a long campaigner for Alzheimer’s awareness and in 2012 took part in a Department of Health and Social Care campaign to encourage families to have a difficult conversation with their loved ones about the condition and seek help.
‘It takes such courage to go public with a diagnosis and Fiona knows better than most just how much good that can do.
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