Richard's HEALTH FEARS
WOMAN'S OWN|September 14, 2021
Stepping in on Good Morning Britain has certainly shown off Richard Madeley’s fiery side – but in a moment of vulnerability, the presenter opened up about his fear of developing dementia after his mother Mary Claire died from the disease in 2015.
ROBYN MORRIS
Richard's HEALTH FEARS

For Richard, 65, the prospect is especially scary, as his mum died just three years after diagnosis. ‘If it ever happens to me, I would want to meet it head-on,’ he said. ‘I would want to go down fighting. People of my generation are twitchy. We pounce on the slightest memory lapse and ask ourselves, “Is this it? Is this the start of something major?”’

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