Phil Robertson, patriarch of the Duck Dynasty household, has been recognized with Alzheimer’s illness and a blood illness, in keeping with his household.
Jase and Al Robertson, two of Phil’s sons, revealed the 78-year-old’s medical replace within the December 6 episode of the Robertson household’s Unashamed podcast.
“You recognize, Phil’s not doing effectively,” Jase mentioned. “Based on the medical doctors, they’re certain that he has some kind of blood illness that’s inflicting all types of issues.”
Al added that Phil has had that blood illness for years and that it has “gotten so much worse” not too long ago.
“Yeah. It’s, like, accelerated, and it’s inflicting issues along with his total physique,” Jase went on. “And he has early phases of Alzheimer’s. So, in case you put these issues collectively, he’s simply not doing effectively. He’s actually struggling.”
Regardless of Phil’s reminiscence loss situation, Jase mentioned the Duck Commander businessman is keen to proceed collaborating within the podcast. “However I’m like, ‘Nicely, Phil, you may barely stroll round with out, , crying out in ache,’” Jase recalled. “And I used to be like, ‘You recognize, your reminiscence shouldn’t be what it as soon as was.’ He’s like, ‘Inform me about it.’ So he’s actually unable to — I believe he would agree — to only sit down and have a dialog.”
Al noticed that his father has good days and unhealthy days. “There’ll be some days he’s slightly higher, slightly extra with you, and different days, not a lot.”
Jase instructed listeners that the household is making an attempt various things to make Phil comfy and ease his reminiscence points. “We’ve received a crew of medical doctors, after which we’ve one other set of medical doctors who’re all of the checks, they usually’re all in settlement, that there’s no curing what he has.”
Phil and his household — a Louisiana clan behind a duck name enterprise — starred in Duck Dynasty for its 11-season run on A&E between 2012 and 2017. A&E briefly suspended Phil from the present in 2013 after he made homophobic feedback in a GQ interview. Following Duck Dynasty’s finish, Phil starred within the 2017 digital collection Within the Woods With Phil.