What is dementia? TV newsreader Alastair Stewart to launch Common charity walk after diagnosis
by Sian Morgan,Nuray Bulbul and Lola Christina Alao
May 14, 2024
2 minutes
TV newsreader Alastair Stewart will start a charity walk on Southampton Common, close to his Hampshire home, after his dementia diagnosis.
Stewart, 71, revealed he was diagnosed with early-onset vascular dementia in September 2023.
He is encouraging people to take part in the fundraising series Alzheimer's Research UK's Walk For A Cure campaign this summer.
Walk For A Cure will be taking place at six locations throughout the UK, including Southampton Common on Sunday, June 30.
The series aims to gather families impacted by dementia, alongside the researchers and scientists trying to fund
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