Jay Leno says caring for wife with dementia is challenging, but he took 'a vow' to live up to
Jay Leno opened up on caring for his wife, Mavis Leno, following her advanced dementia diagnosis, saying it has been “challenging,” but he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Jay Leno opened up on caring for his wife, Mavis Leno, following her advanced dementia diagnosis, saying it has been “challenging,” but he wouldn’t have it any other way.
The 74-year-old comedian has been married to his wife, Mavis Leno, since 1980.
“I have never been particularly challenged. I was not in the Army, I didn’t have to shoot anybody, I didn't have to risk my life. When you get married, you take a vow — Will I live up to this? Or will I be like a sleazy guy, if something happens to my wife, I’m out banging the cashier at the mini-mart?” he said on Wednesday’s episode of the “In Depth with Graham Bensinger” podcast.
“No, I didn’t. I enjoy the time with my wife. I go home, I cook dinner for her, watch TV, it’s OK. It’s basically what we did before except now I have to feed her and do all the things. But, I like it. I like taking care of her,” he continued.
He described his wife as a "very independent person," and with her diagnosis, "I like that I'm needed."
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