Millie Bobby Brown calls Alzheimer’s ‘evil’ as she pays tribute to late grandmother

Millie Bobby Brown shared a moving tribute of her late grandmother
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April Roach @aprilroach2811 November 2020

Millie Bobby Brown has shared a moving tribute of her “guardian angel” grandmother who had Alzheimer’s.

The Stranger Things star said Alzheimer’s was “evil” and “cruel” in a touching post on Instagram. Alongside a lengthy message, the 16-year-old actress shared a short clip of her kissing “nanny Ruth” on the cheek.

“There’s no words that make sense right now,” Brown said. “There’s no feeling to pin point.

“Loss is something so complex and I go thru spells where I cant stop crying and then I laugh about all the memories and then sit quiet and try to comprehend what happened. Alzheimer’s is evil. Its cruel.

“Taking away someones ability to remember memories and then how to function like a human being. Its so hard to sit there and watch.”

Brown, who recently starred in Netflix mystery drama Enola Holmes, said “i’ll always be your millie moos” and shared her favourite childhood memories of her grandmother.

She wrote: "I couldn’t come home to give u one last snuggle because of Covid-19 so FaceTime was all that we had. I sang to you as much as my voice could take it, even when u were sleeping.

“These are memories ill never forget. She is truly my guardian angel. I love you nanny. Theres no forgetting a soul like this one. I hope time will somewhat heal. But for now ill hug mummy and watch videos of us singing and dancing. Rest easy x."

Brown’s Stranger Things co-star Noah Schnapp comforted her in the comments and said: “Rest easy nanny.”

And Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul said: “Oh Mills. I’m so sorry. Love to you and your beautiful family.”

Brown will reprise her role as Eleven in the fourth season of sci-fi drama Stranger Things.

Filming resumed on series four of Netflix’s hit sci-fi drama Stranger Things last month after a six-month break enforced by the pandemic.

Additional reporting by PA Media.

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