TV presenter Fiona Phillips has revealed she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at the age of 62.
The Daily Mirror columnist and former GMTV host said the disease had "ravaged" her family and she had long feared being given the diagnosis. She was diagnosed more than a year ago and is undergoing trials for a new drug that could slow the effects of the disease.
Fiona, who is an Alzheimer's Society ambassador, told the Mirror: "This disease has ravaged my family and now it has come for me. And all over the country there are people of all different ages whose lives are being affected by it - it's heartbreaking. I just hope I can help find a cure which might make things better for others in the future."
