Aww this is sad news about Alistair 😢 sending him and family big hugs, this has brought back memories of a boss I work with, she taught me a lot, but I started to notice she was forgetting things, I just put it down to her age, this time she wouldn't let me get my handbag out the cupboard, her husband asks me had I noticed a change in her, I said yes and I was worried about her, he said she won't go to the doctors, then this morning I came into work the kettle was on but she was nowhere to be found, she had gone to the shop and was arrested for shoplifting, after that she was diagnosed with dementia, she died six months later 😢 it broke my heart 💔
Lovely interview, and well done to you both for speaking out about the dementia diagnosis. I have been on this dementia journey with my husband for the past five years, not an easy one, but as you say take it one day at a time. Wishing you both all the best in the future.
Very good interview. Meaningful questions. Sally appears to be a strong woman. I wish them both all the best of things in the future. I remember watching Alastair from ages ago, when we were both young!
Oh bless I feel for you. My mother had dementia diagnosed a few years after having a stroke on the death of my dad. That was a good while ago now and I miss her so much..
Thank you for putting this out there. As I get older, in my 60s, I often learn that friends have got dementia,, which you would never imagine given how strong they were only a short time ago.
Sad to hear about Alistair he is one of the few news broadcasters with class. This was a lovely interview. Dementia is a very frightening disease, my dad had it and it’s extremely sad. ❤
My husband had it and he also used to put his wallet on the top of the car and drive off, leave his jackets behind, he did this for years. He also denied he had it..he also had rheumatoid 60years, mouth ulcers 15years, then towards the end strokeand was mainly in bed for 4 years because he was so tired...I looked after him for four years on my own, wash, dress, feed he could only eat pureed food, hair, shave..load wheelchair in car...NEVER DID I FEEL SORRY FOR US, we all have to GO FROM SOMETHING...you just make their lives as comfortable as possible..Research....I don't like animal lexperiments , find another way.
The disease is widespread, and yet mysterious to most of us who are not affected, even those who have someone affected, they only are only exposed to one case, so its best to be ipen about it. Folks who want ro hide under the radar dont need to watch
Why does his private business have to be put out for the world to see? What kind of wife invites a journalist at a time when perhaps her husband would like to keep his health matters private? Not everything is for public consumption. There are some things that are deeply private and whilst this man is still alive, the insult of not even giving him a minute's worth of airtime to make his own case and instead ask his wife as if SHE were the one whose life was rocked by this diagnosis is amazing. Has this journalist no sense of shame or respect for the sacred entity that is his privacy? What a debacle.
It's likely due to the amount of public interest and support that came their way. Also I'd say the diagnosis of the condition affects Alastair's wife just as much as it does him. Ever thought that his wife may have wanted to speak out to help others that are going through this right now? Alastair seemed to be at pains last week to emphasis this. Unlike yourself I do find it worthwhile his family doing as much as they want to do on this matter either to help others or to give themselves support during this troubling time.
@@robertgoode4967 Did he actually ask for this support? And in what way is a man loosing his most precious memory comparable to that of the spouse who seems to be in it for the publicity? How many husbands do you see on tv speaking on behalf of their wives calling attention to themselves while they can quietly go on about funding charities and doing actual good? It is perfectly understood that this will introduce stress and completely change her married life, but let us have no illusion that what the actual patient is going through is in no way comparable to what she 'feels'. And what good exactly is she doing again by this interview? If this is an awareness campaign, where is the actual patient wanting to speak out on it? This is another me-me-me moment from an ungrateful spouse who can not wait to her husband under the bus and say whatsoever she wants because she can not get enough attention. Imagine developing Alzheimer's and a husband of such a celebrity saying that she has always been forgetful!
@@Nickel1147 huh???? The one who is healthy is the one who needs support more than the one who is ill? Jesus Christ, what the hell. Have you read the comment you wrote?
@@Nickel1147 Ah but I have and they are not getting quick treatment, The NHS is fit for purpose if your from the right side of the tracks so to speak, So, yes, that is my heartfelt response.
@@Nickel1147 You have your views, I have mine. Nothing nasty or inappropriate about it. Working class people have been breaking their backs for decades with little to no reward, Both sets of people work hard, only the one set is deserving then? People should start looking at the overall picture rather than personal experiences, Do you truly believe that top earners were not looked after throughout the pandemic? Every time someone with money jumps the waiting list, someone else is waiting longer. Fact.
