…By Henry George for TDPel Media.
iona Phillips says people have told her that sharing her diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and the experience of the disease within her family has made them feel “less alone”.
“Because I was worried about sharing the news (that) I have this awful disease. I was anxious people would be staring or whispering about me or would just write me off as a batty old woman.
Phillips’ husband, This Morning editor Martin Frizell, previously said he has “absolutely” ramped up his efforts to take care of her since she was diagnosed.
She now receives three daily drug injections as part of the trials at University College Hospital in London, saying she is “very positive” about them.
Phillips anchored GMTV for more than a decade and competed on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing in 2005.