
BOTH of Kevin Hetherington’s jobs involve him working with figures but over the last few years he became increasingly aware that something wasn’t quite adding up.
The former Queen of the South and Ayr United defender was starting to forget things. His legs and arms became numb and tingly. His vision wasn’t quite right, his speech jumbled, his memory patchy. A former pub landlord who loved chatting to people, the 58-year-old started to become withdrawn, keen to avoid crowds and unable to cope with any kind of loud noise.