TV presenter Ruth Langsford has said she is afraid of developing Alzheimer’s disease after seeing both her parents develop the condition.
Ruth, 64, said she’d lost her father to the disease and was now seeing her mother experiencing symptoms of the as-yet incurable condition.
Speaking to Woman & Home, Ruth talked about how whilst she doesn’t fear ageing, she does fear the health problems that come with it including the potential onset of Alzheimer’s.
She said: “I lost my darling dad, Dennis, to Alzheimer’s, and now, sadly, my mum, 93-year-old Joan, has the disease. Every time I forget something, instead of thinking it’s a senior moment, I think ‘Oh my God.