Robert Irwin shares his grief over his grandfather’s tragic health issue: ‘Spend every second with the people you love’
Robert Irwin made the heartbreaking confession on Sunday that his maternal grandfather suffered from dementia.
The wildlife advocate, 19, admitted on The Project that it was heartbreaking to watch his grandfather Clarence – father of Robert’s mother Terri Irwin – suffer the tragic effects of the degenerative disease.
“I don’t think there’s anyone who hasn’t met someone or has a loved one who’s been through this. My grandfather on my mother’s side suffered from a form of dementia and a lot of family friends suffered from it as well,” he said.
Robert Irwin (pictured) made the heartbreaking confession on Sunday that his maternal grandfather suffered from dementia
“And it’s devastating for someone you love, someone you’re close to, you see going through this and not being able to relive and enjoy the times that they had.”
Robert said the tragic experience put things in perspective for him.
“It’s heartbreaking, but I guess it reminds you that you need to spend every second with the people you love and really surround yourself with love and light,” he said.
The wildlife advocate admitted on The Project that it was ‘devastating’ to watch his grandfather Clarence (second from left) suffer the tragic effects of the degenerative disease. Pictured, Steve and Terri Irwin with their parents at their wedding in 1992
He added that he hoped a proposed new treatment would provide a cure for those suffering from the disease.
“Hopefully this is the light at the end of the tunnel for a safe way for people to stop this,” the photographer said.
Earlier this year Robert’s paternal grandfather Bob Irwin – father of Robert’s late father Steve Irwin – said he was upset he had yet to meet his great-granddaughter, who is the first child of his estranged granddaughter Bindi Irwin.
Clarence was the father of Terri Irwin (pictured), who is Robert’s mother
Bindi, 24, welcomed her daughter, Grace Warrior Irwin Powell in March 2021, and she has yet to meet her 83-year-old grandfather, Woman’s Day said in a report.
“He still talks about Steve (Irwin) and the kids, but it’s with sadness. I’m sure he’s devastated that he doesn’t know about his great-grandchild,’ an alleged insider told the magazine.
The report goes on to claim that all photos of Bob have been removed from the Irwin family home at Australia Zoo.
There’s “virtually no evidence that Bob ever existed,” the insider claims.
Robert said the tragic experience taught him to cherish every moment spent with loved ones. Pictured with his mother Terri and sister Bindi Irwin
“There are pictures of Lyn, Steve and the kids everywhere, but you’d be hard pressed to find anything on Bob.”
It comes after a friend of the Irwin family said Bob Snr was ‘deeply upset’ by Bindi’s claims he had ‘ignored’ her since she was a child – leading his loved ones to fear that the break does not have tragic consequences.
Amanda French, who co-wrote Bob’s 2016 autobiography The Last Crocodile Hunter, said family members tried to protect Bob from “the full extent” of what Bindi said about him. .
Earlier this year Robert’s paternal grandfather Bob Irwin (right) – father of the late Steve Irwin – said he was ‘devastated’ he had yet to meet his great-granddaughter , who is the first child of his estranged granddaughter Bindi Irwin.
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