MICHAEL Irvin has opened up on what it is like to care for his beloved wife as she battles with early-onset Alzheimer's.

On an episode of Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast , NFL legend Michael Irvin discussed his wife Sandy Harrell's condition.

He told Sharpe, "We recognized some things were going wrong with her about ten years ago, actually.

"We thought it was menopause.

“I buried my mom because she had Alzheimer's.

"My mother-in-law was living with us because she had Alzheimer's, and we were taking care of her.

"And now we thought my wife was going through menopause at 49 because she's coming at 50.

"But after about a year of testing, we found out it was early-onset."

Alzheimer's is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes dementia symptoms.

It gradually dam

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