‘The Husband I Knew Is No More’ – Joke Silva Speaks About Marital Struggles With Olu Jacob

Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva has laments on the marital challenges she have been battling with after her husband, Olu Jacobs fights dementia.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that dementia is a group of conditions characterised by impairment of at least two brain functions, such as memory loss and judgement.

Symptoms include forgetfulness, limited social skills and thinking abilities so impaired that it interferes with daily functioning.

Silva in an interview with media personality and actress, Nancy Isime said the impact of the sickness in her marriage is such that it has taken away 80 percent of the good time they do have together.

She noted that her husband has been a good man and father who always take up his responsibility until the illness struck

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“It has not been easy, There was a point of acceptance for me that everything happening is reality and it is like the person I married, 80 percent of the time is no longer there.”

“But the thing is, when he was there, he was an incredible father to his children and an amazing husband, he was practically my best friend.

“The husband I knew is no more and there for me, but this man that is here is someone I still love.” She said.

This Online News Media gathered that couple has been married for 37 years and have known each other for 42 years overall, including five years of dating before getting married.

In the end, she ultimately came to accept the reality of their situation and now sees herself as caring for her father rather than in a conventional husband-wife relationship.