Former rugby international Michael Lipman has opened up on his heart-breaking struggles with dementia during an emotional TV interview.
The 42-year-old played in more than 200 matches during his career, appearing for Bristol and Bath between 2001 and 2009. He also earned 10 caps for England, but was forced into retirement after suffering from short-term memory loss and severe headaches, which he says were caused by the estimated 30 concussions he suffered during his time on the field.
"Every time I got knocked out on the field, all I heard from the doctors and the physios right there as I was lying unconscious, they asked me three questions [when I come to] - 'what day is it? Who are we playing? What's the score?' I remember those questions so vividly, 'cause it happened so often to me," he told The Sunday Project.
