Alastair Stewart: TV star reveals dementia prognosis

Former newsreader Alastair Stewart has revealed he has been recognized with dementia, after struggling a sequence of strokes.

The 71-year-old journalist, who has appeared on TV screens for practically 5 a long time, stated he started to really feel “discombobulated” round “six to nine months ago,” and so went to see his physician.

Stewart stated: “I wasn’t becoming forgetful but things like doing your shoelaces properly… making sure your tie was straight, remembering that the call time for your programme is four o’clock and not five o’clock, not turning up early or late, and stuff like that.”

He additionally stated his “very short-term memory is tricky” and “motor skills [are] very tricky”.

Stewart informed GB News that scans revealed he had had a severe of minor strokes which led to a prognosis of vascular dementia.

Dementia is brought on by lowered blood move to the mind and has signs together with slowness of thought and issues with focus.

One in 11 folks within the UK aged over 65 have dementia, in response to the NHS.

The veteran broadcaster stated he has stopped smoking, is taking lengthy walks together with his canines and finishing phrase puzzles all in a bid to enhance his bodily and psychological well being.

Stuart stated the factor he had discovered “most difficult to deal with” was the influence on his spouse of 43 years, Sally, saying she had been lowered “almost to a carer”.

He stated she had to ensure he was prepared earlier than showing for the interview and that his “tie was done properly”.

The presenter, who spent greater than 35 years with ITN, joined GB News in 2020, however introduced his retirement in March.

Stuart and his spouse have 4 youngsters collectively and dwell in Hampshire.