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Scottish Sun
20-05-2025
- Health
- Scottish Sun
This Morning star reveals heartbreaking update after dad's dementia diagnosis
It came after her dad, who was already battling cancer, caught Covid THIS Morning star Sian Welby has shared an emotional update about her dementia-stricken father. The presenter, who welcomed her daughter Ruby in June 2024, said her 84-year-old dad cannot remember his granddaughter's name. 4 Sian Welby has shared an emotional update about her dementia-stricken father Credit: Rex 4 The This Morning star opened up The Lulu podcast about dad Ian's diagnosis. Credit: Sian Welby 4 Sian said her father cannot remember his granddaughter's name Credit: Instagram Sian, 37, opened up The Lulu podcast about dad Ian's diagnosis. She shared a heartbreaking admission, saying: "I'm very close to my dad. He's very funny, he is very sharp, so it's scary to think I was gonna lose that because it's him, you know? "That's what's so cruel about it, that you won't wish on anyone. You're gonna lose the person. "They're physically going to be there, but gradually, bit by bit, you're losing them. "That was just horrible to imagine." Despite her fears, Sian's admitted her dad was in a stable condition. She went on to say: "I'm very lucky, and I will say it out loud, I'm lucky that my dad seems to have reached a very stable stage where he's not particularly getting worse, he's having good days and bad days, but he still knows who I am, he knows I have a baby, he doesn't know her name, that doesn't bother me, but he always remembers that I've got a baby." In February, Sian emotionally heartbreakingly told how her dad still recognises her in a chat with OK! Magazine. Opening up further on his battle with vascular dementia, she said: "If someone calls, he puts the phone down and can't remember who it was. "If mum pops out to the shops, he can't remember when she left - or when she's coming back." What are the main signs of Dementia? SIAN Welby has opened up on her dad Ian's Dementia battle - here are the main signs: Dementia symptoms vary depending on the cause. But common signs and symptoms include: Cognitive changes Memory loss, which is usually noticed by a spouse or someone else Confusion and disorientation, such as not knowing the place or time Difficulty: Communicating or finding words Following a conversation With visual and spatial abilities, such as getting lost while driving Reasoning or problem-solving Handling complex tasks Planning and organising With coordination and motor functions Communicating or finding words Following a conversation With visual and spatial abilities, such as getting lost while driving Reasoning or problem-solving Handling complex tasks Planning and organising With coordination and motor functions Psychological changes Personality changes such as: Depression Anxiety Inappropriate behaviour Paranoia Agitation Hallucinations Previously, Sian broke down on her Capital radio show as she told how Ian had "cheated" death in 2022. It came after her dad, who was already battling cancer, caught Covid. This sparked a diagnosis of sepsis and pneumonia in both lungs before he dropped down to six and a half stone. At the time, Sian exclusively told us: "He was so ill, we all thought he was going to die. "He couldn't even open his mouth to eat, he went down to six and a half stone. "He went so downhill in such a short amount of time the doctors thought he had advance dementia and would be bedridden. We had to tell them, 'no! He wasn't like this at all before!' "They presumed he was a doddery old man. I had to show them a video of him on a trampoline taken a few months ago to prove how active he used to be! "He couldn't speak, couldn't drink, too ill to have his chemo cancer treatment, so we just honestly thought he was going to die."
The Irish Sun
20-05-2025
- Health
- The Irish Sun
This Morning star reveals heartbreaking update after dad's dementia diagnosis
THIS Morning star Sian Welby has shared an emotional update about her dementia-stricken father. The presenter, who welcomed her daughter Ruby in June 2024, said her 84-year-old dad cannot remember his granddaughter's name. 4 Sian Welby has shared an emotional update about her dementia-stricken father Credit: Rex 4 The This Morning star opened up The Lulu podcast about dad Ian's diagnosis. Credit: Sian Welby 4 Sian said her father cannot remember his granddaughter's name Credit: Instagram , 37, opened up The Lulu podcast about dad Ian's diagnosis. She shared a heartbreaking admission, saying: "I'm very close to my dad. He's very funny, he is very sharp, so it's scary to think I was gonna lose that because it's him, you know? "That's what's so cruel about it, that you won't wish on anyone. You're gonna lose the person. "They're physically going to be there, but gradually, bit by bit, you're losing them. READ MORE ON THIS MORNING "That was just horrible to imagine." Despite her fears, Sian's admitted her dad was in a stable condition. She went on to say: "I'm very lucky, and I will say it out loud, I'm lucky that my dad seems to have reached a very stable stage where he's not particularly getting worse, he's having good days and bad days, but he still knows who I am, he knows I have a baby, he doesn't know her name, that doesn't bother me, but he always remembers that I've got a baby." In February, Sian emotionally heartbreakingly told how her dad still recognises her in a chat with Most read in News TV Opening up further on his battle with "If mum pops out to the shops, he can't remember when she left - or when she's coming back." What are the main signs of Dementia? SIAN Welby has opened up on her dad Ian's Dementia battle - here are the main signs: Dementia symptoms vary depending on the cause. But common signs and symptoms include: Cognitive changes Memory loss, which is usually noticed by a spouse or someone else Confusion and disorientation, such as not knowing the place or time Difficulty: Communicating or finding words Following a conversation With visual and spatial abilities, such as getting lost while driving Reasoning or problem-solving Handling complex tasks Planning and organising With coordination and motor functions Psychological changes Personality changes such as: Depression Anxiety Inappropriate behaviour Paranoia Agitation Hallucinations Previously, Sian broke down on her Capital radio show as she in 2022. It came after her dad, who was already battling cancer, caught Covid. This sparked a diagnosis of sepsis and pneumonia in both lungs before he dropped down to six and a half stone. At the time, Sian exclusively told us: "He was so ill, we all thought he was going to die. "He couldn't even open his mouth to eat, he went down to six and a half stone. "He went so downhill in such a short amount of time the doctors thought he had advance dementia and would be bedridden. We had to tell them, 'no! He wasn't like this at all before!' "They presumed he was a doddery old man. I had to show them a video of him on a trampoline taken a few months ago to prove how active he used to be! "He couldn't speak, couldn't drink, too ill to have his chemo cancer treatment, so we just honestly thought he was going to die." 4 Sian emotionally heartbreakingly told how her dad still recognises her Credit: instagram/@sianwelby
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
SS United States not the first ship to become artificial reef in Gulf
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WKRG) — When it comes to sinking things in the Gulf — 'We've sank dredges and ships and barges and tugboats and all kind of stuff' — David Walter, owner of Walter Marine in Orange Beach, is the go-to-guy. He has done it more than two dozen times from Texas to Florida. But sinking a ship is not as easy as you might think, 'The most difficult part is planning to sink it.' First, it has to be cleaned. 'It is an enormous job they have ahead of them. It has to be cleaned well enough to eat off, ' Walter said. Mobile woman charged with manslaughter after deadly crash: MPD In 2013, the 270-foot freighter the Yokuma docked at Walter Marine to begin the process of removing oil, and any asbestos, stripping any lead paint, any and everything to make it safe for sinking. The same will have to be done for the SS United States. 'That is a big ship going in there and cleaning all that out. A lot of the cabins have all been stripped but down in the engine room you still got the engines and all that and it's going to be difficult,' said Walter. When it comes to the actual sinking, Walter uses a more controlled method by cutting holes in the hull and sides that can be unplugged once she is out to sea. 'You have to get the hull full of water before the top goes down and if that is not planned properly it could turn over or land on its side,' said Walter. The sinking of the Yokuma, renamed The Lulu, was the best-case scenario. She sits upright, a little more than 55 feet below the surface and is full of sea life. With any luck, the SS United States will join her in about a year or more. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
