Gogglebox Australia stars Isabelle Silbery and her mother Kerry shared the heartbreak of telling Grandma Emmie she couldn’t appear on the show anymore.
Isabelle, 34, and her mum spoke to The Project host Sarah Harris on Tuesday night, weeks after announcing that Emmie would not be returning to Gogglebox due to her diagnosis.
Kerry said the “hardest part” of Emmie’s diagnosis was having to tell her mother, who was transferred to a senior care facility, that she would no longer appear on Gogglebox.
“She said why not, and we told her you have dementia and she said I’m perfectly fine, there’s nothing wrong with me, I’m not ga-ga,” Kerry explained.
‘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.
Gogglebox Australia stars Isabelle Silbery (left) and her mother Kerry (right) shared the heartbreak of telling Grandma Emmie she couldn’t appear on the show anymore.
The couple insisted that they would keep the ornate red chair that Emmie sat in on the show, in honor of her.
They also explained that they noticed a problem when the prankster Emmie could no longer follow what was being said while filming an interview.
Isabelle then broke down in tears as she described the ‘long goodbye’ of losing someone to the neurological disorder.
‘Sometimes I really wish she would just go away, because she’s not the same. It’s very difficult,’ she said.
Dementia is a general term used to describe a variety of progressive neurological disorders that affect memory, thinking, and behavior.
Kerry said the “hardest part” of Emmie’s diagnosis was having to tell her mother, who was transferred to a senior care facility, that she would no longer appear on Gogglebox. Emmie is in the photo
Isabelle then broke down in tears as she described the ‘long goodbye’ of losing someone to the neurological disorder.
There are many types of dementia, of which Alzheimer’s disease is the most common.
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.
‘Sometimes I really wish she would just go away, because she’s not the same. It’s very difficult,” she said.
“We’ve had to make a series of difficult decisions that are best for Emmie since her recent dementia diagnosis,” Kerry told 10Play.
‘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.
“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.”
‘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.
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 concluded, “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.