Dame Barbara Windsor's widower urges PM not to scrap dementia funds as he recalls final days

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EastEnders. Scott described Alzheimer’s as ‘the cruellest of diseases’ as he described her dementia towards the end of her life, which he has written about in By Your Side: My Life Loving Barbara Windsor.

Host Lorraine Kelly said: “You don’t spare yourself and you don’t spare her. It was really tough. I had no idea how hard it was for you, for her and for everyone that loved her. ”Scott replied: “You are very powerless to stop it doing what it’s doing to the person you love. “So all you can really do is you can be there, you learn as you go along as a carer. “None of us are really equipped.

I wasn’t qualified and it changed the whole time. So, you’re reacting the whole time to these new challenges. ”He continued: “It progresses and things do get more difficult and there’s less recognition with her and I. “She would look at our photos and then she would look back at me and say, ‘How long have you lived here?’ and I had most likely been there over 25 years. “I would say, ‘I’ve been here ages.

That’s our wedding picture. ’ Occasionally, she would go ‘Are we married?’ I’d say yes and she would go ‘yes!’ It was very sweet – but heartbreaking. ”Lorraine replied: “It’s bittersweet isn’t it?