Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley previously recalled the moment his late mother Mary discovered she had both cancer and Alzheimer's disease, and in honour of Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month in November, we're shining a light on the star's experience.SEE: GMB's Richard Madeley shocks fans with comment on Kate Middleton's size - watchIn an interview with the Express in May, Richard said: "My mother, about 12 years ago now, she was in her early eighties then, but she began to get some strange symptoms.
And she was diagnosed on the same day as having both lung cancer, and Alzheimer’s, which came as a complete shock to everybody, but she was terribly laid back about it.WATCH: Richard Madeley admits he was hit by his parents"I.
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