all of this is part of a series of protests that we are told about the role of fossil fuels and climate change, if you put that together on your, own congratulations. the spectacle has long served a purpose in protest, everything from naked women showering in the streets, to a guy with a sign, climbing with landmarks, even globe-trotting the baby trump alone, they have been employed to grab attention and draw cameras to issues of some sort. admittedly, some tactics work better than others. but this isn t a suffragette flashing a painting at the national gallery more than 100 years ago. that was about how men viewed women and art broke of enis, and it is not the sounds of liberty tossing tea into boston harbour.
the struggle they face at their home in newcastle. meetjo wilson. hi, jo are you washing up? trying to get something out for my dinner. that s drjo wilson, phd. high flying, globe trotting career woman. she was damn good at what she did and had an international reputation. all of that, and now it s come to this. do you know how old you are? do i know how old i am? of course i know how old i am. how old are you? how old am i? i don t know, because i haven t made my mind up yet. alzheimer s is cruel devastating, isolating. my number one girl. so this isjo s story but it s bill s story, too. i love you to bits, don t i? and he s invited us in to see their lives, to see the impact of what he describes as the care crisis. up, stand up. help me, jo, help me. no, don t sit down again.
to see the struggle they face at their home in newcastle. meetjo wilson. hi, jo are you washing up? trying to get something out for my dinner? that s drjo wilson, phd. high flying, globe trotting career woman. she was damn good at what she did and had an international reputation. all of that, and now it s come to this. do you know how old you are? do i know how old i am? of course i know how old i am. how old are you? how old am i? i don t know, because i haven t made my mind up yet. alzheimer s is cruel devastating, isolating. my number one girl. so this isjo s story but it s bill s story, too. i love you to bits, don t i? and he s invited us in
there are 900,000 people in the uk living with dementia. tonight, in the first of two special reports, our correspondentjeremy cooke tells the story of a couple in newcastle whose experience of the condition, and navigating the social care system is echoed across the country meetjo wilson. hi, jo are you washing up? i m trying to get something out for my dinner. that s drjo wilson, phd. high flying, globe trotting career woman. she was damn good at what she did and had an international reputation. all of that, and now it s come to this. do you know how old you are? do i know how old i am? of course i know how old i am. how old are you? how old am i? i don t know, because i haven t made my mind up yet. alzheimer s is cruel devastating, isolating. my number one girl. so this isjo s story
diagnosed with dementia in the uk are not getting the help they need. the government says it is providing an additional £500 million to local authorities for adult social care this winter. this is to speed up care assessments and access to care packages. our correspondentjeremy cooke and producer claire kendall have spent days filming withjo, who has alzheimer s disease, and her husband bill, who ve have been struggling to navigate the social care system at their home in newcastle. meetjo wilson. hi,jo. are you washing up? trying to get something out for my dinner. that s drjo wilson, phd. high flying, globe trotting career woman. she was damn good at what she did and had an international reputation. all of that, and now it s come to this. do you know how old you are? do i know how old i am? of course i know how old i am. how old are you? how old am i? i don t know, because i haven t made my mind up yet.