Jay Leno reveals the toughest part about wife Mavis dementia battle

Jay Leno is getting candid on his wife Mavis’ health battle.The former late-night host, 75, opened up about a difficult moment in caring for his wife of 45 years amid her dementia battle during a pre-taped “Today” segment, which aired on Thursday.“I mean, probably the toughest part was, every day she’d wake up and realize someone had called today to tell her her mother had passed away,” Leno told Hoda Kotb during their sit-down interview.“And her mother died every day for, like, three years.

And it was not just crying, I mean, you’re learning for the first time,” he explained.“Each time was — and that was really tricky.

Yeah, that makes it hard.”The comedian, however, did note a little win for Mavis.He shared that the philanthropist’s appetite has “really come back.”“I wish we could,” Leno added about not going out to restaurants anymore.

“I could take her out and go out to eat and do things like that, but you can’t really.We’ll get some help and we’ll take her out in the car and we’ll drive around and look at stuff and she likes that.”The television host revealed he “feels bad.”“You reach this point in your life where she loves to travel,” Leno continued.

“So I’m sad that she can’t do those things.But, you know, there’s so much stuff on YouTube, the travel stuff, and we watch those things and, you know, the animal shows and all that kinda stuff.”He explained that while his other half still recognizes him, it may not stay that way forever.

Mavis’ condition became public in 2024 after Leno was granted conservatorship over her.Despite the challenges, Leno feels at peace in his role as her caretaker.

“I understand what it is, so I don’t — you can’t blame someone.She’s not forgetting me, you know.

That hasn’t happened yet.She seems very — I mean, she seems extremely comfortable now,” he said.

“And she seems happy, and she seems contented.It’s actually OK.

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