'Nothing is going to help me': How Phil's perfect retirement came undone

By Lucy Cormack
Updated March 2 2017 - 2:33pm, first published February 15 2017 - 2:23pm
"...For future Australians we need to fund research to find a cause and successful treatment," said Phil Hazell, 57, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's two years ago. Photo: Steven Siewert
"...For future Australians we need to fund research to find a cause and successful treatment," said Phil Hazell, 57, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's two years ago. Photo: Steven Siewert
CEO of Alzheimer's Australia John Watkins has described new dementia figures as "mind-boggling." Photo: Domino Postiglione
CEO of Alzheimer's Australia John Watkins has described new dementia figures as "mind-boggling." Photo: Domino Postiglione

By the age of 57, Phil Hazell assumed he would still be working.

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