Martin Sheen and Janet Sheen at the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 19, 2003 | Source: Getty Images
Martin Sheen and Janet Sheen at the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 19, 2003 | Source: Getty Images
When he realized she was right, he started to recover, and the bond they formed on that day solidified their marriage. He had survived the heart attack mental part, and Janet was helping him heal psychically.
The heart attack took a toll on Martin. He confessed ” I completely fell apart. My spirit was exposed. I cried and cried. I turned gray- my eyes, my beard, all gray.” His wife was beside him through it all and slept on the floor while he was in intensive care.
Martin Sheen and Janet Sheen at the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Award | Source: Getty Images
Martin Sheen and Janet Sheen at the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Award | Source: Getty Images
However, Martin knew he needed to do a lot of work to get out this, and part of that was taking responsibility for the part he played in his health complications.
In December 2015, when he underwent quadruple-bypass heart surgery, his wife was there trying to make him laugh. She was always telling him not to take himself so seriously. When he was a struggling alcoholic and troubled in many areas, his wife had her work cut out for her. However, he didn’t get sober until ten years after his first heart attack.
Martin Sheen and Janet Sheen at the Special Premiere of “SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER” on October 6, 2006, in New York | Source: Getty Images
Martin Sheen and Janet Sheen at the Special Premiere of “SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER” on October 6, 2006, in New York | Source: Getty Images
Martin and Janet celebrated their 60th anniversary during COVID-19. When he was asked how he had managed to stay married to the same woman for so long. He said, “I was fortunate enough to marry the scariest woman I’d ever met. She did not lie. It was impossible.”
The actor always appreciated his wife’s honesty and believed that it was what had kept him grounded and allowed for their marriage to last 64 years. On top of the honesty, the family always tried their best to stay together. Whenever Martin was shooting away from home the children knew they would be pulled out of school.
