Gogglebox star Isabelle Silbery breaks down over her grandmother’s dementia diagnosis
Gogglebox star Isabelle Silbery’s heartbreaking confession as she breaks down over her grandmother’s dementia diagnosis on The Project: ‘Sometimes I wish she’d just go away’
Gogglebox Australia star Isabelle Silbery broke down in tears over her grandmother Emmie’s recent dementia diagnosis during an emotional interview on The Project.
Isabelle, 34, and her mother Kerry spoke to host Sarah Harris in an interview to air Tuesday night, weeks after announcing that Emmie would not be returning to Gogglebox due to her diagnosis.
In a promo for the heartbreaking episode, Isabelle cries as she describes the ‘long goodbye’ of losing someone to neurological disorder.
‘Sometimes I really wish she would just go away, because she’s not the same. It’s very difficult,’ she said.
Kerry said the “hardest part” of Emmie’s diagnosis was having to tell her mother that she would no longer appear on Gogglebox.
‘This is the real life. Emmie can’t do the show anymore, and we wanted to be very transparent about it and for her not to disappear off the couch,” Isabelle added.
Dementia is a general term used to describe a variety of progressive neurological disorders that affect memory, thinking, and behavior.
There are many types of dementia, of which Alzheimer’s disease is the most common.
Gogglebox star Isabelle Silbery (left, with her mother Kerry) broke down in tears at The Project while discussing her grandmother Emmie’s recent dementia diagnosis.
‘Sometimes I wish she would just go away, because she’s not the same anymore. It’s really hard,” Isabelle (pictured with Emmie) confessed in a promo for the interview, which will air Tuesday night.
There is no cure for dementia, although medical intervention It can slow its progression.
Earlier this month, the Silberys made the sad announcement that Emmie would no longer be joining them on the Gogglebox couch due to her condition.
“We have had to make a series of difficult decisions that are best for Emmie since her recent diagnosis of dementia,” Kerry said. 10play.
Kerry (left) said the “hardest part” of Emmie’s diagnosis was having to tell her mother that she would no longer appear on Gogglebox.
‘Emmie has now happily settled into a nursing home right around the corner from both Isabelle and me.’
Isabelle said that “it’s been a difficult few months, but her grandmother is ‘safe and happy’.
“It’s been hard watching my grandmother deteriorate before our eyes with dementia,” she wrote on Instagram.
‘This is the real life. Emmie can’t do the show anymore, and we wanted to be very transparent about it and for her not to disappear off the couch,” Isabelle said.
“I’ve been supporting Mom, who has the weight on her shoulders as she makes some big decisions for Emmie’s future.”
“The three of us have always been real with each other and with all of you, even through family fights and this is one of them.”
He went on to say that he hopes “this opens up the conversation about dementia.”
“The best thing for her now is that she is safe and happy in permanent care just down the street, where we visit her every day,” he added.
“She’ll walk away from Gogglebox because it wouldn’t be fair to her and instead enjoy her afternoon wine while watching us on the bus.”
She finished: “Rest assured, Emmie is still cracking jokes, still down for a hug, and in blissful ignorance of her circumstance.”
The Silbery family has appeared on the four-time Logie Award-winning series since 2016, and during that time they have shared many personal stories.
The Silbery family has appeared on the four-time Logie Award-winning series since 2016, and during that time they have shared many personal stories.