""I mean, probably the toughest part was, every day she'd wake up and realize someone had called today to tell her her mother had passed away," Leno told Hoda Kotb in a Today interview on Thursday. "And her mother died every day for, like, three years. And it was, not just crying, I mean, you're learning for the first time. Each time was - and that was really tricky," the former late-night host said."
""Before she had this, I would always go home after 'The Tonight Show,' cook dinner for her, and we'd watch TV. The only difference is now you just can't really talk about a lot of things," Leno said. "He acknowledged that she may one day forget about him, but that "hasn't happened yet." Despite the challenges, he continues to find joy in spending time with her each day.""
""You know, when I'm carrying her - carry, like, to the bathroom - we do this and I call it Jay and Mavis at the prom, you know, in high school," he said. "So, we're just, like, back and forth, and she thinks that's funny.""
Mavis Leno relives her mother's death every morning due to dementia, experiencing the loss anew for about three years with repeated crying and confusion. Jay Leno was granted conservatorship over Mavis's estate in April 2024. The couple met in the 1970s and married in 1980; they have no children. Mavis sometimes points at things and says things that do not make sense, seeking reassurance that everything is okay. Daily routines remain similar, with dinners and watching TV, though many topics can no longer be discussed. Moments of closeness and humor continue to bring joy amid the challenges.
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