Olu Jacobs has dementia – Wife opens up on actor’s health

<p>Veteran actress, Joke Silva has publicly spoken about the state of her husband, Olu Jacobs’ health.</p>, <p>Recall that there were rumors that the veteran actor was ill after pictures of him went viral on social media.</p>, <p>The actress in an interview with Chude Jideonwo has revealed that Olu Jacobs has dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).</p>, <p>According to her, “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.</p>, <p>“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.</p>, <p>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.</p>, <p>“We have gone through it over the past couple of years but we thank God.</p>, <p>“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.”</p>