Olu Jacobs made an appearance last week at AFRIFF Globe Event 2021 where he was given a Lifetime Achievement Awards after months of being away from the public eyes amidst death rumors.
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His appearance at the event led to different speculations concerning his health status as he appeared frail.
His wife, Joke Silva has however revealed that he has dementia with Lewy bodies.
“This has been going on for a couple of years. My husband is dealing with issues and it is been going on for a couple of years. It is known as dementia with Lewy Body”, she said in an interview with Chude Jideonwo.
“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.”, she added.
She expressed that it’s been hard on her husband because he doesn’t understand what is going on and also on family members as well.
“We have gone through it over the past couple of years but we thank God.
“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 worked together.”
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