Overview

• Debbie Webster has been diagnosed with vascular dementia, confirmed by a neurologist, and informed there is no cure, only medication to slow its progression.
• To protect her fiancé, Ronnie Bailey, from a future as her caregiver, Debbie ends their engagement, claiming she no longer loves him.
• Debbie chooses to keep her diagnosis a secret from her family and fiancé, confiding only in her brother Carl Webster.
• Carl, struggling with the emotional impact of Debbie's diagnosis, makes an inappropriate advance on his sister-in-law Abi Webster, which she firmly rejects.
• The storyline highlights the emotional toll of dementia on families, with Coronation Street providing resources for viewers affected by similar issues.