Veteran Nollywood actress Joke Silva has revealed that her husband Olu Jacobs has been diagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) which has kept him off the movie scene in recent times.
Joke Silva who spoke publicly for the first time about her husband’s health during an interview with Chude Jidonwo said that she had to battle the circumstances of his ill health on her own but she is grateful for the moment of clarity.
She said: “We have gone through some times and situations recently that I wish I had the old you here so I don’t battle these times on my own but we are grateful for the moment of clarity. I miss the times we work together.”
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Joke Silva added: “He is dealing with issues and it has been going on for a couple of years. It is known as dementia with a lewy body.
“It is a degenerative disease that affects the brain and it is almost like a Parkinson type of disease, it affects the brain and affects the person.
“First time I’m saying this publicly… that is what we have been dealing…but the thing is, it is hard on him because he doesn’t understand what is going on and it is hard on us family members as well. ” she said.
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