Haunted Fiona’s dementia terror after double tragedy
PRESENTER Fiona Phillips has admitted she is terrified of developing dementia after both her parents developed the disease by her age.
The TV star, 59, revealed she has even started making detailed notes of where she puts things in her house.
Her parents Phillip and Amy were killed by the condition.
The former GMTV host said: “My parents both had dementia which started in their 50s. That is why I worry. In your 50s, the menopause kicks the stuffing out of you and then this. I do
Broken hearted... Fiona Phillips with mum Amy, left, and her father Phillip, right
get anxious about things. I worry I won’t be able to find things when I go somewhere. I write everything down so I don’t forget.
“It’s a disease that just cripples the family and for the person that has the disease it’s so cruel. There’s no dignity. You lose that person while they are still with you, which is tragic.
“When someone has a more physical illness like cancer, there is at least hope they can be cured and lead a healthy life.
“With dementia it’s a long, painful road is horrible.”
Fiona now works with the Alzheimer’s Society on their fundraising towards research.
The mother of two also revealed she stopped weighing herself 36 years ago because she would get depressed if she got heavier.
She told My Weekly magazine: “I haven’t weighed myself since I was 23. I remember that day chucking the scales out because I would get so depressed if I’d put on weight.
“I don’t know how I stay slim because I eat so much. It must be all the walking.” to death.
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