Former ITV News anchor Alastair Stewart reveals dementia diagnosis

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It is a relatively common type of dementia and is estimated to affect around 180,000 people in the UK.. On GB News, he has moer recently appeared as a commentator on major news events such as the King’s Coronation for the channel

He said: “The thing I have found most difficult to deal with, genuinely, is the impact it’s had on Sally, my wife. “We’ve been married for nearly half a century, and, you know, your life partner, your lover, all of those descriptions that are personal and intimate, that person is reduced – I choose my words very carefully – almost to a carer.”

Stewart said his wife, who has worked as a production assistant, and with whom he has four children, had to make sure he was ready before appearing for the interview and that his “tie was done properly”., listen to what he or she says. “But also do remember that the people you work with and the people you live with and share your life with are the most important people in the entire world. And they are there if you’re lucky enough, as I was, to help you.”

 

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