If he is able to keep her at home instead of putting her in a facility more power to him. It’s exorbitantly expensive to retrofit a home for dementia care.
There’s no way Leno could take Mavis out on the road with him. When my mother developed dementia a caregiver recommended taking her only to restaurants she knew well as she’d get disoriented and uncomfortable in a restaurant she didn’t know. I couldn’t imagine going from city to city in a different hotel and restaurants every day. There’s something weird about Leno always wanting to prove he’s just a regular guy despite all of his wealth and privilege. Taking care of a dementia patient is not only expensive, it’s exhausting and thankless. It’s generally beyond the capacity of a 74 year old man and there should be no shame in saying he needs help and can afford to get it. I can’t figure out his binary of either being her primary caregiver (which he can’t be if he’s working on the road) or dumping her for a younger woman. On Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Mavis Leno was among the first high-profile people to speak out against > the oppressive Taliban regime in Afghanistan. She was a lifelong crusader > of women’s rights at home and abroad. > > I have no way of disproving Jay Leno’s claims that he is personally caring > for his wife, but he still maintains a healthy tour schedule, which means > either he’s shuttling Mavis from town to town (which would not be healthy > for someone with dementia), or he’s frequently leaving her in the care of > others. > > Caring for loved ones in need is difficult, regardless of wealth or fame. > Credit to Jay for whatever he is doing to support her, but if he does have > a team of people supporting him to support her, which is likely, then he > missed an opportunity to name them and thank them. > > https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna202795 > > > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4AnAKfw%3Djo5F96BsLXZ2e1qc9rPcHGGp2q-q8yOd73OAw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4AnAKfw%3Djo5F96BsLXZ2e1qc9rPcHGGp2q-q8yOd73OAw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHOFyPAM-OKuqcxfuscpnvxBCL9RbtY39Nrxs%3DLkOB7Ww%40mail.gmail.com.
