Jack Hanna, fierce animal advocate and late-night talk show staple throughout the 1980s and 1990s, is now in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
Hanna’s wife Suzi has confirmed that the beloved zookeeper, who was first diagnosed in October 2019, doesn’t remember anyone beyond her, his dog Brassy and his oldest daughter Kathaleen. “The Jack people knew isn’t here anymore, but pieces of my husband are,” Suzi told the Columbus Dispatch. “And I’m going to hang onto them for as long as I can.”
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Hanna’s wife Suzi has confirmed that the beloved zookeeper, who was first diagnosed in October 2019, doesn’t remember anyone beyond her, his dog Brassy and his oldest daughter Kathaleen. “The Jack people knew isn’t here anymore, but pieces of my husband are,” Suzi told the Columbus Dispatch. “And I’m going to hang onto them for as long as I can.”
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- 6/22/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
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