Phil Robertson has been recognized with Alzheimer’s illness, amongst a number of well being points.
The Duck Dynasty star’s son Jase Robertson just lately detailed his father’s situation, noting that the household is attempting to “make him extra comfy” as he struggles with the terminal mind dysfunction.
“He’s simply not doing properly. He’s actually struggling,” mentioned Jase on the household’s Unashamed podcast, noting that medical doctors have additionally discovered “some kind of blood illness that’s inflicting all types of issues. It’s accelerated and it’s inflicting issues along with his total physique.”
Regardless of the Robertson patriarch’s prognosis, Phil isn’t letting it maintain him again. “He retains saying, ‘I’m gonna get again to the podcast,’” added Jase.
“However I’m like, ‘Effectively Phil, you possibly can barely stroll round with out crying out in ache, and your reminiscence isn’t what it as soon as was.’ He’s like, ‘Inform me about it,’” he defined. “So he’s actually unable to—I feel he would agree—to simply sit down and have a dialog.”
Jase mentioned the household is “attempting to do a number of issues to determine easy methods to make him extra comfy, and possibly assist along with his reminiscence. We’ve obtained a group of medical doctors they usually’re all in settlement that there’s no curing what he has. And so, what do you do? We’re attempting to make him slightly extra comfy.”
The Duck Commander founder and his household rose to fame on their A&E actuality collection Duck Dynasty, which ran for 11 seasons from 2012 to 2017.
