Joanne Woodward’s Health: Her Alzheimer’s Battle & How She’s Doing Today

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Image Credit: Henry Lamb/Photowire/BEI/Shutterstock Joanne Woodward is simply a celebrated histrion who won an Oscar for 1957’s The Three Faces of Eve The Georgia autochthonal was joined to Paul Newman from 1958 until his decease successful 2008 She has been suffering from Alzheimer’s for implicit a decade

Joanne Woodward Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease

Joanne and Paul’s incredible emotion story was the crux of the recent six-part documentary The Last Movie Stars. The HBO film, directed by Ethan Hawke, revealed that portion her hubby was surviving with cancer, the Hollywood histrion was besides connected her ain wellness journey. Joanne was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s illness successful 2007, conscionable days earlier her hubby was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Interestingly, Joanne played a pistillate named Barbara suffering with Alzheimer’s successful a 1985 tv movie called Do You Remember Love? “As Barbara’s illness progresses, Miss Woodward takes her done an unthinkable scope of affectional colors, from bratty miss to fearful woman, portion ne'er losing interaction with the character’s fierce intelligence,” wrote The New York Times. Joanne disclosed to the work disclosed that her ain parent was a unfortunate of Alzheimer’s and that the show was ”an hommage” to her.

What Is Alzheimer’s Disease?

Joanne and Paul were a mates of gorgeous Hollywood stars erstwhile they archetypal met. (Everett Collection)

Alzheimer’s illness is simply a progressive neurodegenerative upset affecting millions worldwide. It chiefly targets older adults, impairing memory, cognition, and regular functioning. Initially manifesting arsenic forgetfulness and confusion, it advances to terrible cognitive decline, property changes, and the inability to execute regular tasks, per the Mayo Clinic. Alzheimer’s is characterized by the accumulation of abnormal proteins successful the brain, forming plaques and tangles that disrupt neuronal communication. The nonstop origin remains elusive, but age, genetics, and manner factors lend to its development. Currently, nary cure exists, lone treatments to negociate symptoms temporarily. Early diagnosis and probe into prevention and attraction strategies stay important to combat this devastating ailment.

How Long Has Joanne Woodward Been Sick?

As mentioned, Joanne was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s illness successful 2007, conscionable days earlier Paul was diagnosed with cancer. The Oscar victor has been keeping a precise debased illustration successful her aboriginal years, truthful details astir erstwhile she began suffering symptoms is unclear. 

How Is Joanne Woodward Doing Today?

Joanne Woodward won an Oscar for 1957’s ‘The Three Faces of Eve’.(Everett Collection)

During the promotional run for The Last Movie Stars, Hawke mentioned that Joanne was inactive capable to bask the film, saying “That’s wherefore the household wanted maine to bash [the film] now, they wanted it to travel retired portion she’s inactive live and tin spot this, to enactment her.”

The movie besides reported that Joanne was “living with her household successful Connecticut.”

In April 2023, a root told Ok! Magazine: “At this point, the champion that tin beryllium done for Joanne is to support her comfy portion waiting for the inevitable. It’s a tribute to her courageousness and determination she has lived with this debilitating illness arsenic agelong arsenic she has.”

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