Days Of Our Lives Spoilers: Julie Won’t End Love Story, Susan Seaforth Hayes Talks Doug’s Dementia

Days of Our Lives spoilers reveal that Doug Williams (Bill Hayes) is struggling with memory loss, missing chunks of time, mixing up names and unusual behavior. Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) and Roman Brady (Josh Taylor) want Doug to get checked out by a doctor. However, Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) is in denial, which the actress explained in an interview.

Days Of Our Lives Spoilers – Doug Williams’ Odd Behavior

DOOL spoilers reveal that Doug has probably gone through memory lapses and confusion for quite some time. Doug and Julie, as well as others, didn’t pay too much attention to it, though. Becoming forgetful goes with the territory of growing old.

Love ones realized something was very wrong when Doug locked Julie in the walk-in freezer. Julie had her cell phone with her, so she was able to call Jack for help. Now, it doesn’t appear that Doug intentionally locked his wife in the freezer. Most likely, he became confused or went into a trance and wasn’t paying attention. The body tends to do tasks that are automatic, even if the brain isn’t focused.

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There were other warning signs, though, such as mixing up Hope Williams Brady (Kristian Alfonso) and Vivian Alamain (formerly played by Louise Sorel, Robin Strasser and Linda Dano).

DOOL Spoilers – Emotional Dementia Story

Speaking to Soap Opera Digest, actress Susan Seaforth Hayes discussed the storyline. The DOOL veteran said that Doug’s dementia is an emotional story. However, there are a lot of viewers who have loved ones with dementia or who are getting older. So, it’s an important topic to play on the NBC soap

Days Of Our Lives Spoilers – Julie Williams In Denial

Days of Our Lives spoilers reveal that despite everything happening with Doug, Julie is in denial. She will continue to reject the idea that anything is wrong with her husband for a while. Hayes explained that Julie might be thinking if she accepts Doug’s diagnosis, then the couple’s love story will end.

“Denial, denial, denial. He doesn’t have dementia. Of course, there is the gradual fading of the light with all of us as we lose a grasp of 7 to 12 numbers in a row. Her initial experience is, ‘I refuse to believe that that’s happening to him,’ which is where you start but not necessarily where you finish. And of course, being an older person married to an older person, you have that fear and that frenzy. You’re not just denying that someone has dementia or may be slipping, what you’re denying is it can’t be over, the love story can’t be over.”

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DOOL Spoilers – Learning To Carry On

Eventually, Julie will have to accept Doug’s dementia. During that process, Julie will need to hope for the best but expect the worst. Perhaps one direction this storyline will go is reminding Doug of their love story. She could even spend each day creating more memories, which could be added to Doug and Julie’s love story. Of course, Julie and Doug are surrounded by friends and family in Salem. This will create some wonderful family memories, as well as give Julie the support she will need as Doug’s condition deteriorates.

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