Alastair Stewart gives heartbreaking insight into dementia impact on loving wife: 'She's been reduced to a carer'
Alastair Stewart has shared the heartbreaking impact his dementia diagnosis has had on his wife Sally
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Alastair Stewart has shared the heartbreaking impact his dementia diagnosis has had on his wife Sally as he explains his health has "reduced the single most important person in your life".
Speaking on GB News, the presenter said the thing he has "found most difficult to deal with" is seeing his wife being "reduced to a carer".
He told Camilla Tominey: "I find it tricky, because your health through no fault of your own is reducing this person who is the single most important person in your life to the role of a carer.
"And so if you do think there is something wrong with you, then go and see the GP and 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."
In a brave and candid conversation, Alastair revealed to Camilla he's been diagnosed with dementia after he began to feel "discombobulated" when doing simple tasks around the house.
His concerns led him to contact his GP and relayed his fears that he may have early-onset dementia.
Following scans, he soon discovered he had suffered a series of strokes and was diagnosed with the disease.
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Speaking about his family, Alastair explained that they have been "utterly brilliant".
"The family have been utterly brilliant. My daughter who's been on GB News and my team who I mentioned earlier, she's working in Saudi Arabia at the moment, but we do FaceTime very regularly and we chat very regularly," he said.
"My eldest son Alex, who I've often talked about on the programme, who is utterly brilliant on sport and particularly football analysis.
"He's sitting outside, they've been brilliant."
Describing how the symptoms have manifested themselves in his day-to-day life, Alastair revealed the ways in which he's adapted his home life.
He admitted he's writing down a lot more notes and told Camilla his "very short-term memory is tricky" while "motor skills (are) very tricky".
Alastair recently spoke to GB News' Cameron Walker one year on from the Queen's death and he'll continue to contribute to the channel in the future.