In 2019, Fiona Phillips took an impulsive trip to Vietnam, marking the start of her struggles with early-onset Alzheimer's, diagnosed in 2022 at age 61. Despite her past experiences and knowledge regarding Alzheimer's due to her parents' conditions, she and her husband, Martin Frizell, failed to recognize her symptoms until they worsened. The memoir offers a unique perspective on Alzheimer's through Phillips's experiences and Frizell's observations as her primary carer, shedding light on the difficulty of recognizing the insidious nature of the disease, which often manifests as confusion and memory loss.
Fiona Phillips's impulsive trip to Vietnam in 2019 marked the beginning of her struggles, leading to a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's in 2022 at age 61.
Despite her knowledge of Alzheimer's from a professional standpoint, Phillips and her husband couldn't connect her symptoms with the disease until it was too late.
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