Owen Wilson On Dad’s Alzheimer’s

Owen said, "It's been a rough thing. It's one of those things where if somebody had said 10 years ago, when my dad and I were joking around, having a putting match, that this is the position your dad's going to be in, where he basically needs 24-hour care, you'd think, 'Gosh, I won't be able to handle that. That's just not possible. You just have to do your best to deal with it. You've got no choice but to accept it. And then, you sort of still look for the things to be grateful for." He added, "For me and my brothers, there just wasn't a bigger influence on us."

 

Owen's brothers are fellow actors Luke and Andrew Wilson.

Alzheimer's disease affects an estimated 1 in 8 people over age 65.