Nigerian Veteran actress, Joke Silva has recently opened up about the challenges her marriage has been through as her husband Olu Jacobs fights dementia.
She openly talked about their marriage’s impact on the sickness in a recent interview with Actress and Media personality, Nancy Isime.
The husband I knew is no more there” — Joke Silva opens up on marital stuggles with Olu Jacobs
Praising her husband, Joke Silva said she has a fantastic husband and parent who carried out his duties without fail.
Reflecting on their early years together, She highlighted the fact that Jacobs was not only her best friend but also her entire life before they got married. But their relationship has undergone substantial adjustments as a result of his illness’s course.
Joke Silva said;
“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 this when he was there, he was an incredible father to his children and an amazing husband, he was practically my best friend.”
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