The old man was named Sion Jair. He has climbed Old Man of Coniston in Cumbria, England a thousand times. Sometimes he climbs to the top twice a day and does not care about the current season.
Quoted from the Good News Network, the routine is often done before the disease, he continued because it gives a positive impact on health and discipline. In addition to living with chronic fatigue syndrome since moving to the region since 1968, he was also diagnosed with pernicious anemia in the 2000s.
His body rejected the required B12 injection treatment. Even doctors diagnose age can only last for three years. "My body is only able to receive very minimal B12, the doctors do the tests and I exercise regularly," he said.
He claimed only need to go through it and his body only had two choices. First, be silent while waiting for death or continue to move and try to get up.
Although Jair is able to adjust to the anemia he suffered, it was unexpectedly he also developed Alzheimer's. The disease developed in his brain four years ago after a brain scan. And the solution is to climb the mountain.
Recent studies show that regular exercise can actually slow dementia and fight Alzheimer's. While the reason Jair chose to climb the mountain compared to other sports, because he enjoyed it and is commonly done.
"I do it because it's familiar, and especially when you have Alzheimer's, you need something familiar,"