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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Courtney Pochin & Lydia Veljanovski

Fiona Phillips' heartbreaking first Alzheimer's symptoms that left her a 'tearful wreck'

For women, hormones can often cause unusual symptoms or bodily changes. But sometimes, those changes are a sign of something more serious.

This was sadly the case for Mirror columnist Fiona Phillips, who this week confirmed that she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

In the run-up to her diagnosis, the 62-year-old former breakfast TV host had been suffering from brain fog and anxiety that left her "tearful" and a "shadow of [herself]".

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