Alastair Stewart and his spouse Sally joined the BBC Breakfast team this Wednesday to unpack the veteran broadcaster's struggle with vascular dementia. The former face of News, now aged 72, swung headlines last year with the reveal of his early onset vascular dementia diagnosis back in 2019. Chinwagging with the duo about life post-diagnosis, the seasoned journo opened up: "My professional life is okay, I still do a bit for GB News, they're very supportive.
" He dished out more personal tidbits too, saying: "It's my private life and my life at home that is chaotic, so for example coming to see you guys . She [Sally] had to do my tie, she has to make sure that the braces are okay on the suit and that it all matches, hangs together." The news heavyweight shared his feelings: "It's more than discombobulating, which is a good word I like to use, it's demeaning for me, it's slightly demeaning for her as well.
She becomes a carer after half a century of marriage!", reports . Switching gears to chat with Sally on how she's holding up, she confided emotionally: "It's hard work, it's frustrating, it's quite depressing sometimes but we try and find humour in it all. It's not easy, you're not trained to do it, you just have to make it up as you go along!" Reflecting on the moment concerns first crept up, Sally remarked: "It was probably about two years around now, he was just doing things strangely at home, leaving lights on, which doesn't sound a big deal but for someone who's obsessed .
