# Brittany Snow learns new way to love her father with Alzheimer's

> The actor says her father's 2020 diagnosis brought prolonged grief but also six years to appreciate their changing bond.
- Title: Brittany Snow learns new way to love her father with…
- Summary: The actor says her father's 2020 diagnosis brought prolonged grief but also six years to appreciate their changing bond. Brittany Snow says her father's…
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- Source: Business Insider — https://businessinsider.com/brittany-snow-father-alzheimers-diagnosis-prolonged-grief-2026-11
- Author: Amanda Goh
- Published: 2026-11-03T06:08:04.395+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: brittany snow, alzheimer's disease, family relationships, caregiving, grief, business, technology
## Father diagnosed in 2020
Brittany Snow, forty, said her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2020 and his condition is now pretty extreme at this point.
## A relationship that changed shape
Snow said she and her father were very close, but his illness has transformed their bond. She said it takes a different shape now.

> We are close, but you know, it takes a different shape.
## Six years she wouldn't have had
Snow told Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard that she got six years she wouldn't have had if her father got cancer, and was present throughout.

> I got six years that I wouldn't have had if he got cancer or something like that.
## Prolonged grief with time to process
Snow said her father's condition brings prolonged grief but also gives her time to make sense of the loss instead of being hit all at once.

> You're sort of mining all the stuff before.
## Still there, in a different version
In a two thousand twenty-four podcast appearance, Snow said it is baffling to witness Alzheimer's but beautiful to see someone still there in a different version.

> It's a baffling disease to witness, but it's really, really interesting and beautiful to get to see someone still there, but in a different version of themselves.
## Key takeaway

Brittany Snow says her father's Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2020 has transformed their relationship and taught her to find gratitude in the time they still share.