The last days of Sean Connery with dementia were "difficult to watch," said a friend
The James Bond star died at 90 in October 2020, and his wife later revealed his dementia battle.
It was only after Sean Connery died at the age of 90 in 2020 that his family revealed that he had been diagnosed with dementia . Now a new biography of James Bond The actor shares more information on the state of his condition at the time of his death. As indicated by Fox News Digital, the book Connery, Sean Connery by Herbie J Pilato , includes an account of Connery's friend, Brendan Lynch , over the last days of the star.
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Connery's death was confirmed by his family in October 2020. As the BBC reported, Connery's son, Jason Connery , said in a press release: "We all work in understanding this huge event because it only happened recently, even if my father has not been good for some time." He also said that his father "had a lot of his family, who could be in the Bahamas, around him". Connery and his wife, Micheline Rochebrune , had lived in the Caribbean country for a long time.
Shortly after, Roquebrune said The mail Sunday that Connery had dealt with dementia . "At least he died in his sleep and it was so peaceful. I was with him all the time and he just escaped. That was what he wanted," she said. "He had dementia and he wreaked havoc on him. He obtained his last wish to move away without any agitation."
Pilato's book includes a story by Connery's friend, Lynch, on what it was to see him fight dementia towards the end of his life. Lynch, who also lived in the Bahamas, said that Rouquebrune had asked him to visit more often while Connery was dying.
"I was sometimes crying to see this mountain of a man - this monumental human achievement in such a terrible state - (mentally and physically) unable to continue a conversation or finish a sentence," said Lynch, According to the book . "To see his weak and imperfect body at the end ... It was very sad. We tried to have a conversation. I tried to tell him what was going on in the world of sport, although he Know that he didn't take it all. "
Pilato spoke to Fox News Digital about what he learned from Connery's experience. "Dementia is not only a mental problem. You are physically assigned to other respects ... This affects everything. So it's not only the mind. And to see someone who was so strongly fight this Illness - it was difficult, "said the author. "If someone looked like a movie star, it was Sean Connery. But towards the end, when he was fragile, it was difficult to look at. It was difficult to see this."
Pilato also talked about Connery and Rouquebrune's relationship. The couple had been married since 1975. "She was devoted to him. And their relationship was great for years, decades. She was there for him until the end," he said. "They went to the Bahamas, and they ended up spending the rest of his life there." The writer added: "I think it was difficult for his wife, son and fans who loved him. It is difficult to see someone fall sick and become fragile."
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