Overview

• Leno says caregiving gives him purpose and that Mavis is not in pain, describing her condition as confusion associated with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
• He prioritizes being home every night, noting he even flew to Puerto Rico and returned the same day to keep their routine.
• Daily care includes cooking, feeding, and using flashcards to help her recall people and moments from their life together.
• He says Mavis still shows her personality, recalling her angry reaction to a sexist line in a vintage Hawaii Five‑O episode as proof she “still got the fire.”
• A Los Angeles judge granted him conservatorship over her estate in 2024 and said she is in very good care with him; the couple have been married 45 years.