“Duck Dynasty” Star Phil Robertson’s family shares updates for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis
“Duck Dynasty” Star Phil Robertson’s family provided an update on the health of the family’s patriarch, months after their Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis.
On April 2nd episode of the “Embarrassment with the Robertson Family” podcast, sons Jace and Al Robertson, and their cousin Zach Dasher, revealed that Phil is not going well.
“Where am I going (how about your dad?” I’m now telling the dull truth.
He added that Phil is receiving “some specialist care.”
Phil Robertson, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in December, was “not good,” according to his son Jace. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
Jace also shared that Zack recently visited Phil and had a difficult time. The condition of the fill.
“I pulled it out when the backpack came out…and I was like, ‘How are you going?'” he recalled. “And Zack just lost it, and I realized the moment you’re in these fights, the kind of compartmentalizing everything so you can deal with it.”
“We’re making him comfortable and we’re trying our best possible, and I think that’s what you’re doing,” Jace said.
Zach also experienced the effects of Alzheimer’s disease with his own mother. He said the visit was difficult because he had not seen Phil for a while and his decline seemed more intense than his immediate family’s daily experiences.
Photos from left: Phil Robertson, Jace Robertson, SI Robertson, Willie Robertson, A&E series “Duck Dynasty.” (AP)
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“I think you’re watching the fade when you’re there, like you do. But I haven’t seen or seen him for a few months, so I’m coming in and it’s like, ‘Oops,'” he said.
“I said a lot about this Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. But anyone in our audience who has experienced it… I think this will resonate with them – we talk a lot about how it steals the memories of people who are sick,” he said.
Zack continued. “But for me, I also steal memories of those who care for people with this disease, because this slow progression can be seen over time and it’s hard to see.”
“We appreciate your prayers,” Jace said of pouring support from family, friends and fans.
Phil’s nephew, Zach, recently visited him and witnessed the illness of his uncle. (nbcuniversal via Paul Drink Water/NBCU Photobank/Getty Images)
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He first shared a slump in his father’s health in December, and on a podcast Phil said he had “early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.”
“It’s like acceleration, it’s causing problems all over his body. And he has an early stage of Alzheimer’s. So if you put them together, he’s really not going well. He’s struggling,” Jace said.
Willie RobertsonPhil’s son also spoke to Fox News Digital on the phone at the time, revealing that Phil is “fighting a lot of different things now.”
“He has a blood disorder and then he has mental problems that could lead to early (onset) Alzheimer’s… and perhaps some ministrokes for his blood,” Willie explained. “So, it could be a stroke that happened. So we’re still checking everything. But he also has a back problem. He has a broken back and that’s where it hurts.
Willie Robertson told Fox News Digital in December that his father also had “blood disorders” and other health conditions. (Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCuniversal via Getty Images)
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In a recent episode of the podcast, Jace shared that his mother, Miss Kay, is recovering in the hospital from an infection after the cut she got from a fall.
“We were dealing with the fact that this is it,” he said, but said she was improving.