Terry McDermott won three European Cup titles with LiverpoolFormer Liverpool and England midfielder Terry McDermott has been diagnosed with dementia.The 69-year-old scored 81 goals in 329 appearances for the Reds between 1974 and 1982.McDermott, who also had two spells as a player for Newcastle, says he is in the early stages of Lewy body dementia after undergoing hospital tests.”I’ve got to get on with it and I will. It’s the way I’ve been brought up,” he told the Liverpool club websiteexternal-link.”Nothing has come to me easily. I’m not frightened of taking it on and also, as we’ve seen, there are a lot of former players in a worse state than me.”Battling is second nature. The worst thing was, until my condition was diagnosed you don’t know what’s going on. The number of ex-players being diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s is frightening… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Terry McDermott: Liverpool legend diagnosed with dementia
