“Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson’s household gave an replace on the household patriarch’s well being, just a few months after his Alzheimer’s prognosis.
On the April 2 episode of the “Unashamed with the Robertson Household” podcast, sons Jase and Al Robertson, and their cousin, Zach Dasher, revealed that Phil will not be doing nicely.
“The No. 1 query I get in all places I am going [is], ‘How’s your dad doing?’ Now, I’m simply giving the blunt fact. I say, ‘Not good,'” Jase stated.
He added that Phil is now receiving “some skilled care.”
Phil Robertson, who was recognized with Alzheimer’s in December, is “not good,” based on his son Jase. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Photographs)
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Jase additionally shared that Zach had lately visited Phil and had a troublesome time with Phil’s situation.
“I pulled in when Zach was popping out … and I used to be like, ‘How’d that go?'” he recalled. “And Zach simply misplaced it, you understand, and I sort of realized in that second once you’re in these battles daily you sort of compartmentalize all the things simply so you’ll be able to cope with it.”
“We’re making him snug and we’re doing the perfect we are able to. I believe that is simply what you do,” Jase stated.
Zach additionally skilled the results of Alzheimer’s along with his personal mom. He stated that the go to was troublesome partly as a result of he hadn’t seen Phil shortly and his decline appeared extra intense in comparison with the day-to-day expertise of the fast household.
Pictured from left: Phil Robertson, Jase Robertson, Si Robertson and Willie Robertson, from the A&E collection, “Duck Dynasty”. (AP)
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“I believe once you’re in it such as you guys are, you are seeing the fade. However I hadn’t been round or seen him in just a few months. So I are available and it is like, ‘Whoa,'” he stated, evaluating it to Si Robertson having the same expertise with Zach’s mother.
“I’ve stated this quite a bit about dementia and Alzheimer’s. However I believe anybody in our viewers who’s gone by way of it … this may resonate with them — that we discuss quite a bit about the way it steals the recollections of those who’ve the illness,” he stated.
Zach continued, “However for me, it additionally steals the reminiscence of those caring for the individuals who have the illness, since you’re seeing this gradual development over time, and it is simply laborious to observe.”
“We respect the prayers,” Jase stated of the outpouring of assist from household, pals and followers.
Phil’s nephew, Zach, lately visited him, and witnessed the toll the illness has taken on his uncle. (Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Picture Financial institution/NBCUniversal through Getty Photographs through Getty Photographs)
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He first shared the downturn in his father’s well being in December, saying on the podcast that Phil has the “early phases of Alzheimer’s.”
“It is like accelerated, and it is inflicting issues along with his whole physique. And he has early phases of Alzheimer’s. So, should you put these issues collectively, he is actually not doing nicely. He is struggling,” Jase stated on the time.
Willie Robertson, Phil’s son, additionally spoke with Fox Information Digital by telephone on the time and clarified that Phil is “battling a whole lot of various things proper now.”
“He is acquired a blood dysfunction, after which he is acquired the psychological points that could possibly be early [on-set] Alzheimer’s … and possibly some mini-strokes due to his blood,” Willie defined. “And so, it could possibly be some stroke stuff occurring, that has occurred. So, we’re nonetheless checking on all that. However then he additionally has a again situation. He is fractured his again and that is the place the ache’s at. So, he is sort of battling many alternative issues on the identical time.”
Willie Robertson informed Fox Information Digital in December his dad additionally had a “blood dysfunction” and different well being circumstances. (Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal through Getty Photographs)
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On the latest episode of the podcast, Jase additionally shared that their mom, Miss Kay, has been recovering within the hospital from an an infection following a lower she acquired from a fall.
“We had been sort of coping with the truth that this was it,” he stated, however famous that she was enhancing.
