Posts Tagged ‘Alzheimer’s’

Barbara Windsor ‘still remembers mum’s Co-op number’ despite heartbreaking Alzheimer’s battle, says close friend Paul O’Grady

Barbara Windsor ‘still remembers mum’s Co-op number’ despite heartbreaking Alzheimer’s battle, says close friend Paul O’Grady

Barbara Windsor alongside her husband Scott  Peggy Mitchell actress Dame Barbara Windsor, 81, revealed she’s been secretly battling Alzheimer’s since April 2014 – but has been in high spirits in recent weeks, and has even made a number of public appearances alongside her husband Scott Mitchell.  Fans of the actress have been pleased to hear updates on her shape up – and now accurate friend Paul O’Grady has…

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EastEnders’ Jake Wood visits Dame Barbara Windsor amid devastating Alzheimer’s battle

EastEnders’ Jake Wood visits Dame Barbara Windsor amid devastating Alzheimer’s battle

Jake Wood shared a picture from a visit with former EastEnders co-star Dame Barbara Windsor and their spouses Actor Jake Wood, who plays Max Branning in BBC One soap EastEnders, revealed on social media that he had gone to see his former co-star Dame Barbara Windsor as she battles Alzheimer’s disease. Uploading a picture to Twitter, the telly fave can be seen smiling alongside…

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Louis Walsh reveals heartbreak over mums Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Louis Walsh reveals heartbreak over mums Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Former X Factor judge says mum Maureen no longer recognises him

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Omar Sharif, legendary actor, has Alzheimer’s disease

Omar Sharif, legendary actor, has Alzheimer’s disease
KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images Omar Sharif, shown at the Doha Qatari Film Festival in 2011, is suffering from Alzheimer’s, the actor’s son told a Spanish newspaper.

Egyptian film legend Omar Sharif, 83, is ailing with…

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Sir Terry Pratchett dies, aged 66, after long battle with Alzheimer’s disease

Sir Terry Pratchett dies, aged 66, after long battle with Alzheimer’s disease

Fantasy author passed away at his home surrounded by family

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