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00:00Jay Leno says he's lucky wife's tricky dementia battle isn't as serious as cancer or a tumor.
00:06I enjoy taking care of her. Jay Leno has gotten used to a new normal when it comes to taking
00:12care of his dementia-stricken wife, Mavis. The talk show host, 75, opened up about Mavis'
00:18tricky condition in a new chat with people on November 9th. He noted how he's grateful that
00:24her illness is not as serious as cancer. I've been very lucky in my life. My wife is fighting
00:29dementia and all that, but it's not cancer. It's not a tumor, so I enjoy taking care of
00:33her, Jay explained. He added he does not see caring for Mavis, 79, as a full-time job.
00:40It's not work, because people come up and say they feel so sorry. I understand the sympathy
00:46because I know a lot of people are going through it, but it's okay, he went on. We have a good
00:51time. We have fun with it, and it is what it is, Jay shrugged. The comedian and Mavis
00:56married in 1980 and share no children together. There are going to be a couple of years that
01:01are tricky, so the first 46 years were really great, Jay reflected. But it's okay. It's
01:07not terrible. I'm not a woe is me person. I'm just lucky that I'm able to take care of
01:12her. Despite her struggles, Jay couldn't be happier, as he calls himself very lucky and
01:17enjoys Mavis' company. Back in September, The Tonight Show MC also spoke to people about
01:22Mavis' health, saying that he loves being her rock amid her sickness.
01:26It makes you feel wanted. You got a purpose now. So it's good, he said. People think,
01:33oh, it must be horrible. No, because she's not in any pain. She's not suffering. Last year,
01:38Jay filed for conservatorship of Mavis with the court and custody was granted. The judge said at
01:44the time, she's in very good care with Mr. Leno. The judge also said Mavis had consented to the
01:50conservatorship and that Jay is the right person to take care of her. Jay revealed at the hearing
01:55that he will begin estate planning and looking over Mavis' will.
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