'My wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at 52 - she didn't know our daughter died of cancer before she passed away'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man whose late wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s had 'no clue' their daughter had died of cancer before she passed away.
Clive Downing, 61, is now appealing for more support for families of those diagnosed with early-onset dementia after his wife Jayne was diagnosed aged jut 52.
Jayne, a support worker, had been struggling with memory loss - but Clive was 'shocked' when his 'lovely, caring, and glamorous' wife was handed the diagnosis in 2015.
Before her death, Jayne 'didn’t have a clue' that their daughter Faye, a 29-year-old mother of two, had died of breast cancer on August 20 2022, because her Alzheimer’s was 'so advanced'. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. “Before her diagnosis, she was a lovely, caring wife, mother and grandmother, but as time went on, bit by bit, Alzheimer’s just eats away at you,” Clive said. “She didn’t understand at all [about Faye], but hopefully, deep down, she did know,” Clive added.
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