Ooooooh Frankie, Frankie

[bobo the clown]

A message put on Facebook this evening by Frank Worthington's daughter, Kim : -

"There has been a few wondering about my dad's health recently and so I thought i should let you all know Frank Worthington has Alzhiemers. He was diagnosed several years ago and has been holding it off with POSITIVE thinking and football . They say several footballers from my dads era seem to have suffered the same disease, possibly due to the constant heading of the heavy football back in the day.   As time goes by though, there are moments when you see the effects of Alzhiemers and this is hard sometimes for all those involved with a loved one who has this disease.  It's a funny thing that the one big lesson my dad always taught me was 'mind over matter'.... No matter how hard life gets, being positive will pull you through, Every adversity is a opportunity for change and growth... Thanks dad, that is the biggest gift you ever gave me! And now this silly Alzhiemers is taking you away from all that you taught me.... My heart goes out to all those effected by Alzhiemers, what a journey it is for all those effected!!"

[Worthy4England]

Doesn't seem to be much in the way of positives for Alzheimers...

[TANGODANCER]

Sad news. Hope for the best for him.

[Gary the Enfield]

Sad news. Hope for the best for him.

Sasly TD "the best" for him may not be a long term outlook.

[Hoboh]

Bollocks!

That's just ruined my day.

Poor bloke, top player and top man, met him a few times, always in awe.

[TANGODANCER]

Sad news. Hope for the best for him.

Sasly TD "the best" for him may not be a long term outlook.

I know. My wife worked in the ward that dealt with conditions that ex boxers and footballers suffered with at Bolton Hospital. She says the same.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

My uncle had alzheimers and it was a blessing when he finally went. What my aunt, who was diagnosed with parkinsons during his illness, went through was awful. For the family I just hope that he goes quickly once the illness takes a firm grip

[officer_dibble]

Met him late march and he was in great spirits. At a function and had a quick chat, got a photo. Great bloke. No signs of ill health either.

[Gary the Enfield]

Met him late march and he was in great spirits. At a function and had a quick chat, got a photo. Great bloke. No signs of ill health either.

Unless you spend an amount of time with Alzheimer sufferers you wouldn't necessarily notice. My M-I-L has Alzheimers and Vascular Dementia. On form she's chatty and engaging and will relate to you tales of adventures and trips she's been on in vivid detail. She can even tell you what she had to eat and what everyone else had too. All total fantasy. The main thing is she's kept happy and not allowed to fret and worry which can sometimes happen.

Good luck Frankie

[officer_dibble]

I've not (to answer the question) but what I meant was had a great (brief) chat about his ipswich goal etc. Very engaging.

[Gary the Enfield]

I've not (to answer the question) but what I meant was had a great (brief) chat about his ipswich goal etc. Very engaging.

Aye. I understood. Didn't mean to come across as preachy.

[Bruce Rioja]

I'm a bit worried about my mum. These days she can't remember what you've just told her only 20 seconds before hand, but if say she eats out she'll describe in great detail every item that comprised her plate of food, or if you ask her where somewhere is (when an answer like "by Sainsbury's" would be perfectly adequate) she spends ages describing in absolutely minute detail exactly how to get there. She didn't used to do this.

[Gary the Enfield]

Doesn't seem to be much in the way of positives for Alzheimers...

It's not directly related to Frankie, but there's lots of research going on into the treatment of alzheimers and some of it is encouraging. Just a few weeks ago some researchers managed to reverse the effects of alzheimers in mice within two weeks. The paper was ambiguous about how long the reversal lasted, but there is some headway being made.

Aye. I saw that. Still years away from testing on humans, let alone being made available for the general populous.

Like cancer cures and male pattern baldness remedies, I suspect it will be too late for a lot of people.

God, I feel like a right downer today.

[twilight]

My heart goes out to Frank and his family. Horrible thing Alzheimers, my Mum has it. She is 90 years old, and sometimes like GtE says I can have a great chat with my mum and have a laugh, then other times she doesn't want to know me and thinks her medication is poison
On a strange day, she says she can speak Hindu and several other languages!! (she can't)....It's a terrible thing to have

[malcd1]

I'm a bit worried about my mum. These days she can't remember what you've just told her only 20 seconds before hand, but if say she eats out she'll describe in great detail every item that comprised her plate of food, or if you ask her where somewhere is (when an answer like "by Sainsbury's" would be perfectly adequate) she spends ages describing in absolutely minute detail exactly how to get there. She didn't used to do this.

There seems like something is going on there but hard to say if just forgetfulness or something a little more serious. Alzheimer suffers sometimes can remember things in great detail from years ago, as GtE said, but nothing from that day. They quite often forget the name of certain everyday objects, which doesn't be the case with your mum. In fact it seems quite the opposite. Has she been to the doctors yet? If not I would recommend that she does.

My wife's grandmother and aunt had Alzheimers but a particularly aggressive type where they went from being fine to not knowing anyone in less than 12 months and that was with all the best drugs. If fact the grandmother spend over a decade in a home and was physically as fit as a fiddle until a week before she died but was just a shell of person during that time.

[KeyserSoze]

Frank makes a statement saying he doesn't have Alzheimers

http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... are_btn_tw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[thebish]

well - if that's right - then that's great news!

[bobo the clown]

Frank makes a statement saying he doesn't have Alzheimers

http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... are_btn_tw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Amazing. I'd be delighted if it's wrong .... & my apologies if I was had and threw that onto you guys.

[thebish]

Frank makes a statement saying he doesn't have Alzheimers

http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... are_btn_tw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Amazing. I'd be delighted if it's wrong .... & my apologies if I was had and threw that onto you guys.

if you can't trust someone's daughter - then that wouldn't be your fault!!

let's hope Frank's not just in denial...

[bobo the clown]

Meanwhile, in that article the Grauniad does what it's done for decades ...

"Huddersfield in 1966 but also caught the eye at Leicester, Birmingham, Leeds, Sunderland, Southampton, Brighton and Tranmere."