Mum-of-22 Sue Radford reveals earth-shattering diagnosis after Noel notices she becomes quiet and distant
Mum-of-22 Sue Radford reveals earth-shattering diagnosis after Noel notices she becomes quiet and distant
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BRITAIN'S biggest family has been sent into chaos after mum-of-22, Sue Radford, revealed a shock diagnosis. The matriarch of the bumper brood Sue announced the earth-shattering news on this week's episode of 22 Kids and Counting. This happened after husband Noel, 54, noticed that his wife, who is usually chatty and loud, hadn't been her usual self for some time, leaving him concerned.
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''I'm a bit worried about Sue, she's been really quiet today which isn't like her. She's always like chatty, bubbly. Doesn't seem the usual Sue. ''So I'm a little bit like 'What's going on?'''. Desperate to find out what's been bothering Sue, 49, and why she's become so distant, the pie master arranged a coffee date with the mum-of-22 - however, she never turned up.
![[Woman sitting at a table, head in hands, appearing upset.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/0be7bccf-c93f-4a11-a788-f9da56f7b1a5.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The episode, which was streamed on Channel 5, also saw Sue's daughter Sophie, 31, take her mum to a beauty clinic in a desperate attempt to cheer her up. But it wasn't until later when Noel stumbled across leaflets about dementia in their family vehicle that the patriarch found out what had been on Sue's mind.
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Confronting his wife, Noel didn't wait a second and asked: ''What's been going on?''. ''I am sorry, it's been awful,'' exhausted Sue said. ''But now she's told the family, I can tell you.''. Sue then broke the news that a lifelong friend of Sue's been diagnosed with an early onset dementia - which the friend of the couple hadn't yet told everyone in the family.
