The 56-year-old’s diagnosis was announced by ex-Manchester United defender David May in January.
ITVDean Windass has opened up about his dementia diagnosis[/caption] ITVWindass appeared on Good Morning Britain with his fiancee, Kerry[/caption]
“He’s been diagnosed with Stage 2 dementia. He’s the same age as me and he’s worried sick of how it’s going to be in the future for him.”
And now the ex-striker has opened up about his diagnosis for the first time.
He said: “They rang me up and said they had the results. I said, ‘Why can’t you tell me on the phone?’
“And then Kerry (his fiancee) set up the laptop because I’m not very good at things like that.
“So it wasn’t the news that I wanted. I was scared, of course I was.”
“I don’t know if I’m overthinking subconsciously.”
She continued: “I never noticed anything prior to the scan and we didn’t really think to much about it.
Windass himself then chimed in to say: “We had a bit of a laugh and joke about it.
“We (him and Kerry) never really discussed it between each other.
ITVKerry admitted they don’t like speaking about the diagnosis[/caption]
“And the reason I didn’t come out and speak about it a year and a half ago is because my oldest son is a professional footballer, my youngest son was a professional footballer.
Windass played in the Premier League for boyhood club Hull as well as Bradford and Middlesbrough.
The ex-striker hung up his boots officially in 2012 after a spell with Scarborough Athletic.
He said: “John (Stiles, former Leeds midfielder) asked me about a year and half ago (to get a scan) and I declined.
“He said, ‘Look it might help a lot of people’, so I sort of became a guinea pig to go into this scan machine.”
“Because then I wouldn’t have known would I? It would be better not to know.”
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