Celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2019, no longer remembers most of his own family, according to a report from the Columbus Dispatch.
Hanna was the former director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, but he was well known for his appearances on David Letterman and his own nationally syndicated TV show.
The Hanna family welcomed the Columbus Dispatch into their home “for a real-world look into living with Alzheimer’s disease,” the family tweeted.
“While Dad/Jack is still mobile, his mind fails him, the light in his eyes has dimmed, and we miss who he was each & every moment of the day.”
Hanna now only remembers his wife, Suzi, their dog and his oldest daughter, who travels from England to care for him, according to the Dispatch.
“My husband is still in there somewhere,” Suzi told the Dispatch. “There are still those sweet, tender moments — you know, pieces of him that made me and the rest of the world fall in love with him.”
Hanna and Suzi still take walks together every day near their current home in Montana.
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