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South Wales Guardian
11-07-2025
- Health
- South Wales Guardian
Fiona Phillips' husband: Alzheimer's made her think I'd kidnapped her
The Kent-born journalist, 64, announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, after initially thinking she was having menopause symptoms when she first started experiencing 'brain fog and anxiety'. She has since written a memoir titled Remember When, with the help of her husband, former This Morning editor Martin Frizell, which aims to help others who have been diagnosed with the disease. Her husband offered an update on Phillips' condition on Friday, recounting that at times she does not remember that he is her husband. Speaking on ITV's This Morning, Mr Frizell said: 'She'd love to be here, but she's got anxiety. 'She's got a kind of a secondary problem that causes her to be in pain, a lot, a lot of pain, which adds to the confusion. So it's difficult. 'In the book, there's a picture of her at the end of our road, picking the most recent picture I took, only a few weeks ago, and she's looking great, and she's kind of smiling, and she's got a coat on and what you don't know is, she thought I'd kidnapped her.' He explained that the condition causes 'all sort of delusions', adding that Phillips would get 'kind of worked up'. Mr Frizell added: 'She does recognise me most of the times. Doesn't quite know that I'm her husband, but she knows who I am. 'On these occasions, and it's not frequent, but every now and then, she'll want to go home to her parents. 'I haven't got the heart to say they aren't here. 'What you do is, you say, 'Let's get our coats on, let's get our shoes on', we go up around the block a couple of times and come back in. And she says, 'Oh, I'm home now'.' Alzheimer's is described as the most common cause of dementia, which is the name for a group of symptoms associated with an ongoing decline of brain function, according to the NHS website. It is a 'progressive condition' that can affect memory, thinking skills and other mental abilities, with symptoms developing gradually over many years and which often become more severe. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease but there are medicines available that can temporarily improve some symptoms. Speaking about the condition, Mr Frizell said: 'Society has decided we're not going to take it as seriously as we should. 'The money that's there for Alzheimer's research, it's like buying a Starbucks cup of coffee, basically trying to fight a disease. It's impossible.' He also said the pair had conversations early on about Phillips giving him lasting power of attorney to ensure that if she cannot make health or financial decisions for herself then he can on her behalf. Despite this Mr Frizell said he has been accused by some banks or utility groups of trying to 'win one over on' Phillips. He said: 'There's two types. There's health and finance, but it gives me control of those things. If she's not able to make decisions for herself, then I have power of attorney to do it on her behalf. 'Pretty much everyone, banks, utilities, should accept that – most of them do. There's one or two, I'm not going to name them, who actually are accusing me of well, actually, maybe you're trying to sort of win one over on. This needs a bit more evidence. I'm thinking, what evidence do you need? But by and large, LPA (lasting power of attorney) is a must for folks. Once you get to your 50s, you should definitely get it.' Mr Frizell announced in November that he was stepping down as the editor of This Morning, after a decade in the post, saying he was expecting 'family priorities to change' and needed to free up time for them. He oversaw the long-running morning show as it won numerous awards, including a Bafta and seven National Television Awards. Phillips is best known for presenting GMTV from 1993 to 2008, before going on to head up a number of documentaries and episodes of Panorama. She quit TV in 2018 after she started to suffer from anxiety and was also one of the Mirror's longest-serving columnists. Phillips cared for her parents after both of them were also diagnosed with the condition and has made two documentaries about the disease, one in 2009 called Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's And Me, about her family's history of dementia, and My Family And Alzheimer's in 2010. She has also served as an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society.
Leader Live
11-07-2025
- Health
- Leader Live
Fiona Phillips' husband: Alzheimer's made her think I'd kidnapped her
The Kent-born journalist, 64, announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, after initially thinking she was having menopause symptoms when she first started experiencing 'brain fog and anxiety'. She has since written a memoir titled Remember When, with the help of her husband, former This Morning editor Martin Frizell, which aims to help others who have been diagnosed with the disease. Her husband offered an update on Phillips' condition on Friday, recounting that at times she does not remember that he is her husband. Speaking on ITV's This Morning, Mr Frizell said: 'She'd love to be here, but she's got anxiety. 'She's got a kind of a secondary problem that causes her to be in pain, a lot, a lot of pain, which adds to the confusion. So it's difficult. 'In the book, there's a picture of her at the end of our road, picking the most recent picture I took, only a few weeks ago, and she's looking great, and she's kind of smiling, and she's got a coat on and what you don't know is, she thought I'd kidnapped her.' He explained that the condition causes 'all sort of delusions', adding that Phillips would get 'kind of worked up'. Mr Frizell added: 'She does recognise me most of the times. Doesn't quite know that I'm her husband, but she knows who I am. 'On these occasions, and it's not frequent, but every now and then, she'll want to go home to her parents. 'I haven't got the heart to say they aren't here. 'What you do is, you say, 'Let's get our coats on, let's get our shoes on', we go up around the block a couple of times and come back in. And she says, 'Oh, I'm home now'.' Alzheimer's is described as the most common cause of dementia, which is the name for a group of symptoms associated with an ongoing decline of brain function, according to the NHS website. It is a 'progressive condition' that can affect memory, thinking skills and other mental abilities, with symptoms developing gradually over many years and which often become more severe. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease but there are medicines available that can temporarily improve some symptoms. Speaking about the condition, Mr Frizell said: 'Society has decided we're not going to take it as seriously as we should. 'The money that's there for Alzheimer's research, it's like buying a Starbucks cup of coffee, basically trying to fight a disease. It's impossible.' He also said the pair had conversations early on about Phillips giving him lasting power of attorney to ensure that if she cannot make health or financial decisions for herself then he can on her behalf. Despite this Mr Frizell said he has been accused by some banks or utility groups of trying to 'win one over on' Phillips. He said: 'There's two types. There's health and finance, but it gives me control of those things. If she's not able to make decisions for herself, then I have power of attorney to do it on her behalf. 'Pretty much everyone, banks, utilities, should accept that – most of them do. There's one or two, I'm not going to name them, who actually are accusing me of well, actually, maybe you're trying to sort of win one over on. This needs a bit more evidence. I'm thinking, what evidence do you need? But by and large, LPA (lasting power of attorney) is a must for folks. Once you get to your 50s, you should definitely get it.' Mr Frizell announced in November that he was stepping down as the editor of This Morning, after a decade in the post, saying he was expecting 'family priorities to change' and needed to free up time for them. He oversaw the long-running morning show as it won numerous awards, including a Bafta and seven National Television Awards. Phillips is best known for presenting GMTV from 1993 to 2008, before going on to head up a number of documentaries and episodes of Panorama. She quit TV in 2018 after she started to suffer from anxiety and was also one of the Mirror's longest-serving columnists. Phillips cared for her parents after both of them were also diagnosed with the condition and has made two documentaries about the disease, one in 2009 called Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's And Me, about her family's history of dementia, and My Family And Alzheimer's in 2010. She has also served as an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society.
The Herald Scotland
11-07-2025
- Health
- The Herald Scotland
Fiona Phillips' husband: Alzheimer's made her think I'd kidnapped her
She has since written a memoir titled Remember When, with the help of her husband, former This Morning editor Martin Frizell, which aims to help others who have been diagnosed with the disease. Fiona Phillips and Martin Frizell (Jonathan Brady/PA) Her husband offered an update on Phillips' condition on Friday, recounting that at times she does not remember that he is her husband. Speaking on ITV's This Morning, Mr Frizell said: 'She'd love to be here, but she's got anxiety. 'She's got a kind of a secondary problem that causes her to be in pain, a lot, a lot of pain, which adds to the confusion. So it's difficult. 'In the book, there's a picture of her at the end of our road, picking the most recent picture I took, only a few weeks ago, and she's looking great, and she's kind of smiling, and she's got a coat on and what you don't know is, she thought I'd kidnapped her.' He explained that the condition causes 'all sort of delusions', adding that Phillips would get 'kind of worked up'. Mr Frizell added: 'She does recognise me most of the times. Doesn't quite know that I'm her husband, but she knows who I am. 'On these occasions, and it's not frequent, but every now and then, she'll want to go home to her parents. 'I haven't got the heart to say they aren't here. Fiona Phillips in 2019 (Ian West/PA) 'What you do is, you say, 'Let's get our coats on, let's get our shoes on', we go up around the block a couple of times and come back in. And she says, 'Oh, I'm home now'.' Alzheimer's is described as the most common cause of dementia, which is the name for a group of symptoms associated with an ongoing decline of brain function, according to the NHS website. It is a 'progressive condition' that can affect memory, thinking skills and other mental abilities, with symptoms developing gradually over many years and which often become more severe. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease but there are medicines available that can temporarily improve some symptoms. Speaking about the condition, Mr Frizell said: 'Society has decided we're not going to take it as seriously as we should. 'The money that's there for Alzheimer's research, it's like buying a Starbucks cup of coffee, basically trying to fight a disease. It's impossible.' He also said the pair had conversations early on about Phillips giving him lasting power of attorney to ensure that if she cannot make health or financial decisions for herself then he can on her behalf. Despite this Mr Frizell said he has been accused by some banks or utility groups of trying to 'win one over on' Phillips. Fiona Phillips with husband Martin Frizell (Michael Stephens/PA) He said: 'There's two types. There's health and finance, but it gives me control of those things. If she's not able to make decisions for herself, then I have power of attorney to do it on her behalf. 'Pretty much everyone, banks, utilities, should accept that – most of them do. There's one or two, I'm not going to name them, who actually are accusing me of well, actually, maybe you're trying to sort of win one over on. This needs a bit more evidence. I'm thinking, what evidence do you need? But by and large, LPA (lasting power of attorney) is a must for folks. Once you get to your 50s, you should definitely get it.' Mr Frizell announced in November that he was stepping down as the editor of This Morning, after a decade in the post, saying he was expecting 'family priorities to change' and needed to free up time for them. He oversaw the long-running morning show as it won numerous awards, including a Bafta and seven National Television Awards. Phillips is best known for presenting GMTV from 1993 to 2008, before going on to head up a number of documentaries and episodes of Panorama. She quit TV in 2018 after she started to suffer from anxiety and was also one of the Mirror's longest-serving columnists. Phillips cared for her parents after both of them were also diagnosed with the condition and has made two documentaries about the disease, one in 2009 called Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's And Me, about her family's history of dementia, and My Family And Alzheimer's in 2010. She has also served as an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fiona Phillips' husband shares heartbreak amid Alzheimer's diagnosis: 'She thought I kidnapped her'
Fiona Phillips' husband Martin Frizzel has told how the former GMTV presenter had thought he had kidnapped her during a walk around their street, as he shared the heartbreak of her progressing dementia. Broadcaster Phillips was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2022 after losing both of her parents to the same condition, and Frizell returned to This Morning, which he had edited until earlier this year, to give an update on how she is now. Frizell, who spent 10 years at the helm of the ITV daytime show, told presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary that Phillips did not seem to remember she was married to him. He also spoke about her book chronicling her dementia, Remember When, which he contributed to. Frizell returned to This Morning on Friday, 11 July to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease and shared heartbreaking details about his wife Phillips' decline after a 2022 diagnosis. He said: "I've got this picture that I took of her at the end of our road a few weeks ago. She's looking great, she's smiling, she's got her coat on - and what you don't know is, she thought I'd kidnapped her. This was us going out. "You get all sorts of keeps saying, 'I want to go home'." Asked whether she still recognised him, he admitted: "She does recognise me most of the time, she doesn't quite know I'm her husband, but she knows who I am." Frizell added that she would often ask to go home to her parents, who both died after their dementia diagnoses, and said: "We walk round the block a couple of times, then we come back in and she says, 'oh, I'm home now'." Read more: Fiona Phillips Fiona Phillips 'lost control' before Alzheimer's diagnosis as marriage hit rocks (Manchester Evening News, 2 min read) Fiona Phillips reveals how Alzheimer's symptoms put 'strain' on marriage before diagnosis (The Independent, 2 min read) Fiona Phillips 'blocked out' Strictly memories over Brendan Cole's 'incredibly traumatising' behaviour (The Standard, 3 min read) Speaking about the book Remember When that they had written together, he explained: "It was to give her a purpose first and foremost, to give her something to do. "For most of her life she's done live television, she's a fearless woman, and then all of a sudden it stops. She's got bad depression because she wants to work. She'd love to be here, but she's not well enough to come and talk to you." Frizell and the couple's two children had begun to notice changes in Phillips around five years ago, including mood swings. "I thought, is it just a long marriage, is that just the way things go?" he said. "I hoped against hope it was menopause." Opening up on the effect her diagnosis had on their relationship and family life, he confessed: "I'm only human, I get frustrated. I do end up arguing with her sometimes, I get so worked up after the fifth or sixth or the 10th time that I say something." While Phillips has been enjoying listening to music and can remember many song lyrics, Frizell recalled Line of Duty star Vicky McClure coming into This Morning one day to speak about her dementia choir and the strong reaction it had provoked when he suggested something similar to his wife. He said: "I remember the day we had (McClure) on the sofa...I went home and said to Fiona, 'Have you ever thought of joining a choir, Fiona?' I can't tell you what the expletive was. Put that alongside 'have you thought of doing a jigsaw? Have you thought of doing watercolours?'." Speaking about how Phillips is now, Frizell said: "Although she's got Alzheimer's, she's still whipsmart and intelligent." He added that she was "still totally mobile" and said: "The old Fiona is still very much there." He told host Hammond: "She watches you and she remembers you." Frizell also spoke about his anger at the lack of funding for Alzheimer's research, which he addresses in the book. He told This Morning: "I get so angry. Society has decided we're not going to take it as seriously as we become invisible with Alzheimer's. No one wants to know because it's just so horrible." He candidly admitted: "I say in the book, I wish she'd got cancer. And I mean that, in the sense that then at least there'd be some hope." Frizell added: "It's not a sexy disease in terms of the pictures aren't great. If you start to get Alzheimer's badly, it's not a good look. On your deathbed, you look bloody awful. It's not going to get front pages. No royals seem to have had it, but they've had I stop speaking about it, I reckon it will just quietly go away into the shadows again." This Morning airs on ITV1 at 10am on weekdays.
The Advertiser
10-07-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Toohey's News: Knights consider Origin hero as recruitment option
Newcastle Knights officials have internally discussed targeting off-contract Canberra Raiders prop Josh Papali'i as a fall-back option if veteran forward Tyson Frizell walks away from a contract extension with the club. Papali'i, Canberra's most capped player, will quit the Raiders at the end of the season but is yet to decide on his playing future. At the same time, Frizell and veteran centre Dane Gagai are also off contract and currently weighing up their options and canvassing potential interest from rival clubs. Both have offers on the table from the Knights but are yet to commit. While a signing deadline is not in place for either player, it's understood potential replacements have been spoken about should they decide to move on. "There's no real pressure on them to make a decision but that might change if an alternative suddenly becomes available," one source told us. "Paul Bryan knocked back a two-year extension and within a couple of weeks, his spot was filled by Lachie Crouch. "Papali'i has definitely been talked about as an experienced old head who could replace Friz if he leaves. He could come in and mentor the club's young forwards." We spoke to Knights recruitment boss Peter O'Sullivan about Frizell and Gagai and whether Papali'i would be approached if Frizell did not re-sign. He gave little away. "We want Friz and Gags to stay and they've been made offers so the ball is in their court at the moment," he told us. "That's where it stands." Has outgoing Knights prop Leo Thompson already put the cue in the rack for the season as he prepares for his big-money move to the Bulldogs in 2026? That's the suspicion among more than just a few fans as he returns against a big Melbourne Storm forward pack on Saturday night at MJ Stadium after completing a four-match ban for a crusher tackle. For a player who has earned himself a huge pay rise and an $800,000 plus salary at the Dogs, Thompson hasn't fired many shots in his final year at the club that helped develop him into a Kiwi international prop. Plenty will be taking note of what sort of an impact he has against Melbourne after a month off. There is further pressure on Thompson with new front row signing Lachie Crouch a standout in NSW Cup against the Bulldogs last weekend and already closing in on an NRL debut. Fletcher Sharpe is understandably taking things slowly as he recovers from the serious season-ending internal injuries he suffered during the Knights win over the Dolphins in Perth a few weeks ago. Sharpe, who is still not allowed to drive after lacerating his kidney and damaging his spleen during the game, was spotted on Saturday watching his brother playing soccer for the Belly Bombers at Bellbird on Old Boys day where he obligingly signed a stack of autographs after being mobbed by kids. Then on Monday, he was briefly back among teammates at Knights headquarters seeing the club's medical and coaching staff before undergoing further X-rays on Tuesday to chart the progress of his recovery. When he's feeling up to it, coach Adam O'Brien plans to bring him into the office to get him involved in video analysis of games. You can cross Storm prop Tui Kamikamica off the list of potential recruitment targets for the Knights. The club is showing no interest in the off-contract Fijian. The same goes for prop Josh Kerr, who is unlikely to be re-signed by the Dolphins.. Knights coach Adam O'Brien was taking no risks when he decided to stand Tyson Gamble down from NSW Cup on the weekend as injury insurance following the sudden death of Jackson Hastings' mother Megan last week. Although Gamble is in need of game-time after an injury-disrupted season, O'Brien reasoned that Hastings, who was extremely close to his mum, may have needed some time off this week so didn't want to tempt the injury Gods by playing Gamble against the Bulldogs in reggies. But as it turned out, Hastings was on deck for training on Monday and keen to play against the Storm. Former teammates and friends of Knights foundation player Glenn Miller, one of the toughest to pull on the red and blue, are rallying around the 61-year-old and his family as he battles chronic traumatic encephalopathy [CTE]. Around 100 ex-players and friends, some flying in from interstate, are expected at the Queens Wharf Brewery on Saturday around midday for a function to catch up with Miller and help support their great mate and his family during the toughest of times. MORE KNIGHTS NEWS Newcastle Knights officials have internally discussed targeting off-contract Canberra Raiders prop Josh Papali'i as a fall-back option if veteran forward Tyson Frizell walks away from a contract extension with the club. Papali'i, Canberra's most capped player, will quit the Raiders at the end of the season but is yet to decide on his playing future. At the same time, Frizell and veteran centre Dane Gagai are also off contract and currently weighing up their options and canvassing potential interest from rival clubs. Both have offers on the table from the Knights but are yet to commit. While a signing deadline is not in place for either player, it's understood potential replacements have been spoken about should they decide to move on. "There's no real pressure on them to make a decision but that might change if an alternative suddenly becomes available," one source told us. "Paul Bryan knocked back a two-year extension and within a couple of weeks, his spot was filled by Lachie Crouch. "Papali'i has definitely been talked about as an experienced old head who could replace Friz if he leaves. He could come in and mentor the club's young forwards." We spoke to Knights recruitment boss Peter O'Sullivan about Frizell and Gagai and whether Papali'i would be approached if Frizell did not re-sign. He gave little away. "We want Friz and Gags to stay and they've been made offers so the ball is in their court at the moment," he told us. "That's where it stands." Has outgoing Knights prop Leo Thompson already put the cue in the rack for the season as he prepares for his big-money move to the Bulldogs in 2026? That's the suspicion among more than just a few fans as he returns against a big Melbourne Storm forward pack on Saturday night at MJ Stadium after completing a four-match ban for a crusher tackle. For a player who has earned himself a huge pay rise and an $800,000 plus salary at the Dogs, Thompson hasn't fired many shots in his final year at the club that helped develop him into a Kiwi international prop. Plenty will be taking note of what sort of an impact he has against Melbourne after a month off. There is further pressure on Thompson with new front row signing Lachie Crouch a standout in NSW Cup against the Bulldogs last weekend and already closing in on an NRL debut. Fletcher Sharpe is understandably taking things slowly as he recovers from the serious season-ending internal injuries he suffered during the Knights win over the Dolphins in Perth a few weeks ago. Sharpe, who is still not allowed to drive after lacerating his kidney and damaging his spleen during the game, was spotted on Saturday watching his brother playing soccer for the Belly Bombers at Bellbird on Old Boys day where he obligingly signed a stack of autographs after being mobbed by kids. Then on Monday, he was briefly back among teammates at Knights headquarters seeing the club's medical and coaching staff before undergoing further X-rays on Tuesday to chart the progress of his recovery. When he's feeling up to it, coach Adam O'Brien plans to bring him into the office to get him involved in video analysis of games. You can cross Storm prop Tui Kamikamica off the list of potential recruitment targets for the Knights. The club is showing no interest in the off-contract Fijian. The same goes for prop Josh Kerr, who is unlikely to be re-signed by the Dolphins.. Knights coach Adam O'Brien was taking no risks when he decided to stand Tyson Gamble down from NSW Cup on the weekend as injury insurance following the sudden death of Jackson Hastings' mother Megan last week. Although Gamble is in need of game-time after an injury-disrupted season, O'Brien reasoned that Hastings, who was extremely close to his mum, may have needed some time off this week so didn't want to tempt the injury Gods by playing Gamble against the Bulldogs in reggies. But as it turned out, Hastings was on deck for training on Monday and keen to play against the Storm. Former teammates and friends of Knights foundation player Glenn Miller, one of the toughest to pull on the red and blue, are rallying around the 61-year-old and his family as he battles chronic traumatic encephalopathy [CTE]. Around 100 ex-players and friends, some flying in from interstate, are expected at the Queens Wharf Brewery on Saturday around midday for a function to catch up with Miller and help support their great mate and his family during the toughest of times. MORE KNIGHTS NEWS Newcastle Knights officials have internally discussed targeting off-contract Canberra Raiders prop Josh Papali'i as a fall-back option if veteran forward Tyson Frizell walks away from a contract extension with the club. Papali'i, Canberra's most capped player, will quit the Raiders at the end of the season but is yet to decide on his playing future. At the same time, Frizell and veteran centre Dane Gagai are also off contract and currently weighing up their options and canvassing potential interest from rival clubs. Both have offers on the table from the Knights but are yet to commit. While a signing deadline is not in place for either player, it's understood potential replacements have been spoken about should they decide to move on. "There's no real pressure on them to make a decision but that might change if an alternative suddenly becomes available," one source told us. "Paul Bryan knocked back a two-year extension and within a couple of weeks, his spot was filled by Lachie Crouch. "Papali'i has definitely been talked about as an experienced old head who could replace Friz if he leaves. He could come in and mentor the club's young forwards." We spoke to Knights recruitment boss Peter O'Sullivan about Frizell and Gagai and whether Papali'i would be approached if Frizell did not re-sign. He gave little away. "We want Friz and Gags to stay and they've been made offers so the ball is in their court at the moment," he told us. "That's where it stands." Has outgoing Knights prop Leo Thompson already put the cue in the rack for the season as he prepares for his big-money move to the Bulldogs in 2026? That's the suspicion among more than just a few fans as he returns against a big Melbourne Storm forward pack on Saturday night at MJ Stadium after completing a four-match ban for a crusher tackle. For a player who has earned himself a huge pay rise and an $800,000 plus salary at the Dogs, Thompson hasn't fired many shots in his final year at the club that helped develop him into a Kiwi international prop. Plenty will be taking note of what sort of an impact he has against Melbourne after a month off. There is further pressure on Thompson with new front row signing Lachie Crouch a standout in NSW Cup against the Bulldogs last weekend and already closing in on an NRL debut. Fletcher Sharpe is understandably taking things slowly as he recovers from the serious season-ending internal injuries he suffered during the Knights win over the Dolphins in Perth a few weeks ago. Sharpe, who is still not allowed to drive after lacerating his kidney and damaging his spleen during the game, was spotted on Saturday watching his brother playing soccer for the Belly Bombers at Bellbird on Old Boys day where he obligingly signed a stack of autographs after being mobbed by kids. Then on Monday, he was briefly back among teammates at Knights headquarters seeing the club's medical and coaching staff before undergoing further X-rays on Tuesday to chart the progress of his recovery. When he's feeling up to it, coach Adam O'Brien plans to bring him into the office to get him involved in video analysis of games. You can cross Storm prop Tui Kamikamica off the list of potential recruitment targets for the Knights. The club is showing no interest in the off-contract Fijian. The same goes for prop Josh Kerr, who is unlikely to be re-signed by the Dolphins.. Knights coach Adam O'Brien was taking no risks when he decided to stand Tyson Gamble down from NSW Cup on the weekend as injury insurance following the sudden death of Jackson Hastings' mother Megan last week. Although Gamble is in need of game-time after an injury-disrupted season, O'Brien reasoned that Hastings, who was extremely close to his mum, may have needed some time off this week so didn't want to tempt the injury Gods by playing Gamble against the Bulldogs in reggies. But as it turned out, Hastings was on deck for training on Monday and keen to play against the Storm. Former teammates and friends of Knights foundation player Glenn Miller, one of the toughest to pull on the red and blue, are rallying around the 61-year-old and his family as he battles chronic traumatic encephalopathy [CTE]. Around 100 ex-players and friends, some flying in from interstate, are expected at the Queens Wharf Brewery on Saturday around midday for a function to catch up with Miller and help support their great mate and his family during the toughest of times. MORE KNIGHTS NEWS
