The BIG farewell storyline for Irene Roberts (played by Lynne McGranger) continues with the popular character officially being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease on Home and Away (1:45pm - see our TV Guide for listings)...
Lynne just won a Silver Logie in Australia for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
On today's episode of the Aussie soap, Irene struggles with the shock of her diagnosis after an appointment with a neurologist in the city...
Suddenly everything has changed...
Irene and long-time friend, John Palmer (Shane Withington), both agree to keep her diagnosis a secret for the time being.
Until she is ready to tell her friends in Summer Bay the terrible truth.
However, when Justin Morgan (James Stewart) sees John looking sad and having a drink alone at Salt, he starts to suspect that something is seriously wrong...
