The Jonas Brothers' mom Denise Jonas had stroke - declaring it a 'gift'

Bang Showbiz on Apr 11, 2026

Published in Women

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The Jonas Brothers' mom recently suffered a stroke - which she declared a "gift".

Denise Jonas - who has Joe Jonas, 36, Nick Jonas, 33, Kevin Jonas, 38, and Franklin Jonas, 25, with her 61-year-old husband, Kevin Jonas Sr. - sometimes cannot speak clearly after a group of brain structures that control cognitive functions were impacted by the medical emergency, caused by reduced blood flow to the brain.

Us Weekly previewed the upcoming episode of Jennifer Vickery Smith's Got It From My Momma podcast, in which Denise revealed: "It was what you call a basal ganglia [because] it was in the basal ganglia area of my brain, which affected my cognitive thinking, my speech [and] reasoning.

"At certain times, I would have difficulty with my speech.

"If I'm tired or hungry, I can fumble my words around and not think of the right words. Sometimes I can't remember if it's this or that, and I really can't."

Denise - who did not reveal when she had the stroke - had no idea she experienced "prior symptoms" before she was diagnosed.

Denise, 59, explained: "I was at home [and] the symptoms that I had were that my blood pressure had been high. I had gone to three different doctors over the course of six months prior … and I woke up feeling like my arms are weird. It's terrible, but it's the only way I can describe it."

One morning, she woke up with hiccups - "the most missed symptom" of strokes in women.

Denise continued: "You won't hear about it, but when I Googled it, it was the first thing that came up.

"Then, when I had gotten up to go to the restroom, I had a glass of water next to the sink. I was trying to get a glass of water, and the movement wouldn't happen.

"I was telling my hand, but my hand wasn't listening to my brain."

Denise declared the stroke "a gift" because it taught her to slow down and set boundaries.

She explained: "Although I had this health scare, I always say it was probably the best thing that happened to me. I feel like it was a gift … from the Lord. I don't think most people say that about something, but it caused me to really be still.

"[Doing things with my family is] the challenge now, too. I don't do things, really. It's harder now to be in the moment and spontaneous ... Thankfully, I know my body, and I understand what things I should and shouldn't do.

"I know how to say 'no' because I never really knew how to say [it] before."