Overview

• Frizell joined ITV’s Loose Women panel on August 4 to provide an update on his wife’s Alzheimer’s condition
• He reports modest gains in Phillips’s mood, sleep and appetite since she began a new antidepressant and music therapy sessions
• Frizell says Phillips is struggling with frustration and anxiety over her loss of work identity
• After leaving his role at ITV’s This Morning, Frizell co-wrote her memoir to expose younger-onset dementia challenges and rally support for patients
• He criticizes the UK government for delaying social-care reforms and calls for a cancer-style investment in Alzheimer’s research