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Surfing legend Layne Beachley has revealed that her father Neil has been diagnosed with dementia. The 51-year-old sporting legend made the announcement earlier this month on Instagram. “My dear old dad is battling dementia but still has the capacity to smile, laugh and enjoy life’s simple pleasures,” she wrote, sharing a picture of herself with her dad.
” “The beach boys. Love this story, what a great community,” added a third. “The smile on your dad’s face says it all.” As Beachley has spoken about in the past, Neil is not her biological father. Neil and his wife Valerie welcomed Layne into their family after her mother, a 17-year-old unmarried aspiring model, was date-raped by a modelling agency employee. She gave her baby up for adoption, and Neil told her she was adopted when she was eight years old.
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