Celebrities who have opened up about their loved ones' dementia battle
Barbara Windsor's husband Scott:
Dame Barbara Windsor's husband Scott Mitchell shared the news she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's in May 2018, saying that although she had been living with the condition for four years, her condition had worsened. "Since her 80th birthday last August, a definite continual confusion has set in, so it's becoming a lot more difficult for us to hide. I'm doing this because I want us to be able to go out and, if something isn't quite right, it will be okay because people will now know that she has Alzheimer's and will accept it for what it is," he told The Sun.
Scott continued: "I hope speaking out will help other families dealing with loved ones who have this cruel disease. Secondly, I want the public to know because they are naturally very drawn to Barbara and she loves talking to them. She often asks me, 'Do the public know that I'm not well?' And she asked me again this morning. I said they didn't yet, but we were going to have to let them know because so many people are talking now. But if she forgets that she gave me her blessing, well, I'll just have to deal with that."
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