Dave Myers’ wife Liliana suffers episode due to grief

The beloved Dave, along with Si King, was one half of the TV cooking duo, and died at the age of 66 in 2024, two years after revealing he had been diagnosed with cancer.

Myers and King were a highly popular duo who travelled the UK and the world on motorbikes, exploring regional and national dishes and recipes.

Yesterday on Instagram, Liliana – a coach and hypnotherapist specialising in grief and loss – posted: “I just had an episode today where I forgot I’d already made a pot of coffee and 5 minutes later I made another one.

“I’ve heard it from numerous people, and only when it struck me too, I understood what it meant.

“Grief brain.

“Grief brain is a real thing.

“It’s forgetting what you walked into a room for.

“Reading the same sentence five times and still not taking it in.

“Losing track of conversations halfway through.

“It’s your mind trying to function while your heart is carrying something heavy.

“I thought of myself as being lazy and losing my focus too easily.

“Truth is…

“Grief rewires your focus.

“It softens your edges and scatters your thoughts.

“It asks your brain to process loss while still showing up for life—and that’s a lot.

“So if your memory feels foggy, if simple things feel harder than they used to…

“Give yourself some room.

“Slow down. Write things down. Take breaks.

“Not because you’re failing…

“Because this is a path you’re now learning how to walk.

“With love”

What is grief brain?

According to PsychCentral: “Grief can rewire our brain in a way that worsens memory, cognition, and concentration. You might feel spacey, forgetful, or unable to make ‘good’ decisions.

“It might also be difficult to speak or express yourself.

“These effects are known as grief brain.

“Acute grief refers to the symptoms a person experiences during the first six months after losing a loved one.

“These are usually the most intense.

“Your days may involve a mixture of yearning and sadness along with constant thoughts, memories, and images of the loved one. Small tasks can feel overwhelming and exhausting.

“In a typical grieving process, these symptoms tend to decrease over time. You’ll notice sharper thoughts and clearer memories coming back.

“Everyone is different, and for some, grief lasts a little longer. If symptoms last longer than 12 months, it may be diagnosed as prolonged grief disorder.

“The longer that intense symptoms last, the greater the chance of developing longer-term changes in your brain and body. ”