Ever since her beloved husband Robert was diagnosed with dementia six years ago, Margaret MacDonald has found the journey lonely, isolating and, sometimes, frightening.
"He set fire to the kitchen by putting an electric jug on the stove and turning the hotplate on to make a cup of tea," she said, able to smile, now, at the memory.
At the time, it was traumatic. Margaret was exhausted, physically and emotionally. And day by day she was losing her husband of 37 years, her best friend.
