Former television star Fiona Phillips has made her message clear to the British public: 'Thank you.'
Her grateful reply was shared to people after the unwavering support and love received since sharing on Wednesday she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The Mirror reports the star thanked all of her celebrity friends, and thousands across the UK who have stopped her in the street to say: "Good luck, we're rooting for you."
The 62-year-old said: "People have been so kind to me. Because I was worried about sharing the news I have this awful disease. I was anxious people would be staring or whispering about me or would just write me off as a batty old woman. He said: "She was lovely and bubbly. I still smile when I remember that very brief meeting. I am at the same stage of Alzheimer’s as she is now, sadly."
Fiona, who was diagnosed last year after months of brain fog and anxiety, added: "Oh, I didn’t really take much notice." Fiona said: "I didn’t want to make a big thing about it. But then Martin said, ‘Do you want to embrace this and what is happening to you… or do you want to hide away?’Fiona recalled how her mum, Amy, was initially desperate to keep her illness secret - after being diagnosed in her late 50s before dying with dementia in 2006 aged 74. Soon after this, Fiona's dad Neville was also diagnosed with the disease, and died in 2012.
Fiona said: "The boys haven’t said much about it but they are very sweet. Mackenzie, who’s still living at home, just says things like, ‘Don’t worry about tidying up Mum, I’ll do that, you rest.’ I guess that’s his way of showing he cares. They are lovely boys."
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