When Jackie Middleditch started to experience confusion, mobility problems, and incontinence in her mid-60s, her family thought they were losing her to dementia. And with no cure available, the future looked bleak.
Amazingly, today Jackie, 70, is back to her old self – her mental agility is restored and her wheelchair put away – after it was discovered she was actually suffering from a curable disease that only mimics the symptoms of dementia.
Former children’s worker Jackie says: “My husband Clive and I had both retired by the time I first became ill, in 2016.