There’s extra worrying well being information about Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson. Son Willie Robertson has revealed to Fox Information Digital a number of new points the household patriarch is dealing with, after it was lately revealed he was battling Alzheimer’s.
Willie stated that his dad is “battling a whole lot of issues proper now” together with, “a blood dysfunction, after which he’s obtained the psychological points that might be early [on-set] Alzheimer’s … and doubtless some mini-strokes due to his blood.”
The Duck Dynasty star didn’t share the specifics of the blood dysfunction however stated it was inflicting his father to provide “an excessive amount of blood,” making it thicker. This might be a attainable supply of the mini-strokes he could have had. The preliminary information of the 78-year-old’s Alzheimer’s and blood illness prognosis got here from two different sons Jase and Al Robertson, throughout the December 6 episode of the Unashamed podcast.
Willie additionally talked about the household was additionally wanting into again issues. He stated that was the principle motive for Phil’s dedication in general well-being. Including, “Particularly in any scenario the place he’s getting up from the seated place or laying place, [it’s] tremendous traumatic for him, too, and really painful.”
Willie advised a heartwarming story because the household has come collectively to maintain their patriarch’s spirits and energy up. A technique of doing this was by ensuring he ate.
“I simply obtained a message from him for me to carry him extra meals. He appears to love my cooking,” he advised the information outlet. “I do hamburgers, I’ve finished a few crawfish dishes. I’ve finished every kind of issues that I believe he’s at all times preferred and eaten up to now, I don’t know if it’s pretty much as good as mother’s, however, I’m doing my finest.”
He opened up additional in regards to the dynamic between his mother and father at this stage of their lives. They’ve been married since 1966. Willie revealed his mom, Phil’s spouse, “Miss Kay” Kay Robertson had been having mobility points because of a damaged foot suffered in the summertime.
Regardless of the setbacks, the 52-year-old remained hopeful issues might enhance for his dad. “God might do some wonderful issues,” he stated, leaning into religion. “I do know there’s a whole lot of prayers going up. And so it wouldn’t shock me if he has a flip and finally ends up doing nice, so that you simply by no means know.”
Followers have been following the Robertson clan since Duck Dynasty took the world by storm on A&E beginning in 2012. The preliminary actuality present phenomenon ran for 11 seasons, following the as they ran the household enterprise Duck Commander, which made merchandise for duck hunters.