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Scott Mitchell: β€˜Dementia is a cruel illness’

Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband shares memories of β€œBabs”, her reaction to the diagnosis and his thoughts on social care.

Scott Mitchell, husband to the late Dame Barbara Windsor, says the day a loved one is diagnosed with dementia is the β€œday most people begin their grieving”.

Speaking to Radio 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty, the Alzheimer’s Research UK ambassador shared memories of his life with β€œBabs”, how she reacted to her diagnosis and his thoughts on social care.

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