Former Bishop tells a good news story about Alzheimer's
A retired Church of Ireland Bishop has stressed the importance of an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
Speaking in the Belfast News Letter of his own personal experience with the illness, former Bishop of Clogher, the Rt Rev Brian Hannon, recalled how a throwaway remark during a regular check-up with his own doctor two years ago changed his outlook on life.
However, the 73-year-old is successfully countering the most common cause of dementia and has called for drug treatment -- Aricept — to be made readily available through the National Health Service.
In a good news story, Bishop Hannon recounts how he has defied the medical prognosis and is actually much better than he was 2 years ago. He leads a normal life, enjoying his small farm, walking his dogs and making regular visits to the library.
Bishop Hannon spoke out after the Alzheimer's Society in Northern Ireland called for a major awareness campaign in the Province to tackle the lack of understanding about dementia.
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