Looking AHEAD
while there’s no cure for dementia yet, Richard has confessed that if he was to fall ill with the disease he’d be determined to tackle it with everything he’s got.
‘If it ever happens to me, I would want to meet it head on,’ he explained. ‘I would want to go down fighting.’
and, while he might be in his early 60s, Richard tries to stay as fit and healthy as possible as he approaches later life.
Richard’s fitness-fanatic daughter, Chloe madeley, 31, confirms that her dad is always on the go. ‘Dad’s always been quite naturally physically active, he’ll go for walks, he’ll bike ride, he hikes a lot in Cornwall,’ she confessed.
Chloe has also previously revealed that both her mum and dad have really got into eating sushi, and that Richard even keeps a close eye on his diet.
‘my dad is fit and healthy, and watches what he eats,’ she explained.
Despite Richard’s niggling fear that in the future he might suffer from dementia, it’s clear that he still remains positive.
‘Following my mother’s death, I’ve learned a dementia diagnosis isn’t an instant death sentence,’ he said.
‘with the right choice of therapies and stimulation, it can be managed very successfully for a long time.’