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On the\u00a0November 12 episode of\u00a0Days of our Lives<\/em>, Marlena shoved aside her own grief and exhaustion to be there for Leo as he mourned the loss of his foster son, Tesoro, now officially John III a.k.a. Trey. Considering that this is a week of flashbacks and looking back at Salem history, we were surprised Marlena didn\u2019t share her own experience with an eerily similar situation.<\/p>\n Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n Before John (Drake Hogsyten), before Roman (Wayne Northrup and Josh Taylor), Marlena (Deidre Hall \u2014 here\u2019s why her role is iconic) was married to Don (Jed Allen, CC on\u00a0<\/p>\n But the true heartbreak of Marlena and Don\u2019s marriage came in 1980, when their three-month-old son, Donald Jr. a.k.a. DJ, died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The devastating loss ended Marlena and Don\u2019s marriage, especially since, in his grief, Don accused Marlena of being so obsessed with work that DJ was born prematurely, and that\u2019s what led to his death.<\/p>\n After DJ\u2019s death, Marlena was awkward and hesitant around all children, until she met an abandoned pre-teen boy whom she took in and fostered for almost two years \u2014 including during the period when she was stalked by the Salem Strangler. Marlena\u2019s life had barely settled down when her foster son\u2019s biological mother returned, and he was sent to live with her, forcing Marlena to lose yet another son.<\/p>\n And what was the little guy\u2019s name? Why, Johnny (Jeremy Schoenberg, also the voice of Linus on multiple\u00a0Peanuts<\/em>\u00a0animated TV specials)! Yes, Marlena\u2019s life included John Black, Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman), John III\u2026 and Johnny Stockton!<\/p>\n We wish that, while comforting Leo (Greg Rikaart), Marlena had shared her own experience with losing a strangely similarly named foster son. And that we\u2019d gotten a flashback to their tear-filled good-bye. \u2018Tis the week to celebrate all things DAYS!<\/p>\n Mary Cosby<\/strong>\u00a0has provided several comedic moments so far on season six of\u00a0<\/p>\n As fans know, Mary and Robert became vulnerable during season five of\u00a0RHOSLC\u00a0about his battle with addiction. As she\u2019d said in interviews, Robert had improved, but\u00a0he was arrested in September\u00a0after police responded to a domestic violence call. This was in association with his attempt to break into his father-in-law\u2019s home.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mary spoke to\u00a0PEOPLE\u00a0in November and stated that the arrest actually served as\u00a0a force for good in Robert\u2019s life.\u00a0According to the\u00a0RHOSLC\u00a0star, \u201cIt was for his good.\u201d<\/p>\n Mary continued, \u201cI think he needed that. He\u2019s never encountered anything like that. He\u2019s never been through anything like that. I don\u2019t mind it. It hurt me at the time. I was devastated, I was worried, I was scared. But some things happen for a reason to show you the path you\u2019re on. I feel like he needed that and that he understands that that\u2019s the wrong journey.\u201d<\/p>\n Robert also spoke to the outlet, saying that he is taking his situation \u201cday by day.\u201d Robert also stated that he\u2019s \u201cnot where I want to be, but I\u2019m certainly not where I used to be,\u201d adding, \u201cI will get there!\u201d<\/p>\n Mary also gave an update about Robert\u2019s wife, Alexiana, who was recently living in the Cosby home, as well as the details surrounding his arrest. She said, \u201cShe\u2019s out of our house now, so they snuck out to be together and got caught. So the parents made sure that he [was arrested for trespassing].\u201d<\/p>\n Due to Robert and Alexiana being apart, Mary said his arrest \u201cbecame a blessing in disguise.\u201d Regarding learning about Robert\u2019s addiction, Mary also shared that she\u2019s previously received direct messages on social media stating that her son had been using drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n She said, \u201cI was like, \u2018What are they talking about?\u2019 After reading these messages, I was trying to put it together, and at first, I was just clueless. I just decided to ask him, \u2018What is going on?’\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Mary spoke of\u00a0that emotional scene from season five, saying, \u201cI think I asked at the right time because we had never talked about it until those cameras were up and rolling.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cWe were in his room, and he just was real and honest, and he told me the truth, and I didn\u2019t judge him. I respected it. I know that talking is the best way to overcome something. When you hide something, you don\u2019t want to change it. I dealt with it in the mindset that if he\u2019s talking about it, it\u2019s because he wants to change.\u201d<\/p>\n Mary also teased the rest of season six, saying, \u201cThis year is so amazing. It\u2019s beautiful, it\u2019s captivating, it draws you in, it\u2019s touching. I am proud of all the women. I\u2019m proud of all of us \u2014 except Britani [Bateman]. I\u2019m not proud of her. I have no reason to be proud of Britani. Some people are just not your taste.\u201d<\/p>\n In other Mary news,\u00a0Reality Tea\u00a0recently spoke to the\u00a0RHOSLC\u00a0star. When asked if she agreed with\u00a0Andy Cohen<\/strong>\u2018s comments about\u00a0Britani being thirsty, she said, \u201cA hundred percent. She\u2019s thirsty.\u201d Mary went on to recall a time when Britani told her to \u201csave it for the cameras.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I said, \u2018I don\u2019t save anything for the camera. I just beam,’\u201d Mary added. \u201cI just want to be myself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Image Credit: Peacock. On the\u00a0November 12 episode of\u00a0Days of our Lives, Marlena shoved aside her own grief and exhaustion to be there for Leo as he mourned the loss of his foster…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t