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Scott Mitchell: ‘Dementia is a cruel illness’

Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband shares memories of “Babs”, 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 “day 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 “Babs”, how she reacted to her diagnosis and his thoughts on social care.

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