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Scott Mitchell: ‘Dementia is a cruel illness’
10 minutes Posted Oct 11, 2022 at 3:36 pm.
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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.