Why are we asking this now?
Yesterday, John Suchet, the former ITN newsreader, became the latest public figure to speak out about the impact of dementia on his family. His wife Bonnie, 67, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease three years ago and is now looked after by her husband with the help of a carer. Mr Suchet, 64, who presents the live quiz show Going For Gold on Five, spoke of his grief at the loss of the partner he knew and the torment of trying to care for her. “The Bonnie I loved has gone. It’s as if she has died. Dementia has taken her.”
February 20, 2009, 1:27pm
