Jay Leno’s wife ‘sometimes does not know her husband’ amid heartbreaking Alzheimer’s battle
nypost.comJay Leno, “sometimes does not know her husband nor her date of birth” as she continues to battle Alzheimer’s disease, according to new court documents.
The statement, which was made by Mavis’ court-appointed attorney Robert Ostrin, was part of a new filing to petition the Los Angeles court to allow Leno, 73, to set up a conservatorship after Mavis was diagnosed with “advanced dementia.” According to the report, which was obtained by People, Mavis “has a lot of disorientation, will ruminate about her parents who have both passed and her mother who died about 20 years ago.” Ostrin reported even though it “was clear she had cognitive impairment,” 77-year-old Mavis was a “delightful person” with a “charming personality.”The documents also state that Leno and Mavis — who have been married since 1980 and do not have any children — have a “long-term, loving and supportive” relationship and that she looks upon the former “Tonight Show” host as “her protector and she trusts him.”“Ms.
Leno seemed very happy in their cozy environment,” Ostrin said. In the documents, Ostrin notes that Mavis “does not object” but rather “consents to” the conservatorship, which Leno filed for in January after the diagnosis was confirmed by TMZ.
Mavis’ neurologist, Dr. Hart Cohen, supported the decision to make Leno the conservator of his wife’s estate, noting that the former host is “such a nice man and treats [Mavis] like gold.”“Based on my interaction with Mr.
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