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'Duck Dynasty' Star Phil Robertson's Son Shares "Blunt Truth" About His Alzheimer's Battle
Phil Robertson’s wellness doesn’t look to beryllium improving.
Months aft the Duck Dynasty star’s son Jase Robertson shared that his dada was battling Alzheimer’s disease, it appears small has changed astir the 78-year-old’s condition.
“The fig 1 question I get everyplace I go: ‘How’s your dada doing?’” Jase said connected the April 2 occurrence of the Unashamed with the Robertson Family podcast. “Now, I’m conscionable giving the blunt truth: I say, ‘Not good.’”
Despite the less-than-ideal circumstances, Jase, 55, noted his household is committed to keeping a affirmative mindset.
“We’re doing the champion we can,” helium continued. “I deliberation that’s conscionable what you do.”
Fortunately, Jase had bully quality to stock astir his ma Kay Robertson, 77, revealing she was connected the mend aft a autumn resulted successful a superior corruption that required aesculapian attention.
“For my mom, it’s been a batch amended this past week, due to the fact that she was truly not doing good,” helium explained. “She’s inactive successful the hospital, but it’s much rehab physically, trying to get her to eat.”
The update was particularly encouraging fixed that those astir the matriarch were preparing for the worst.
“We were kinda dealing with the information that possibly this is it,” Jase said candidly. “That’s what it seemed similar successful the moment. It seemed adjacent there, truthful it was difficult.”
Jase antecedently discussed his dad’s Alzheimer’s conflict and noted the illness was inactive successful “early stages.” But adjacent then, it appeared the diagnosis was conscionable 1 origin complicating Phil’s health.
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“According to the doctors, they’re definite that helium has immoderate benignant of humor illness that’s causing each kinds of problems,” Jase shared connected a December episode of the podcast. “It’s accelerated and it’s causing problems with his full body.”
And portion determination is nary cure for the disease, which dilatory deteriorates a person’s memory, Jase assured fans his household was making each effort to assistance Phil done his struggles.
“We’re trying to bash a batch of things to fig retired however to marque him much comfortable, and possibly assistance with his memory,” helium continued. “We’ve got a squad of doctors and they’re each successful statement that there’s nary curing what helium has. And so, what bash you do? We’re trying to marque him a small much comfortable.”
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First Hunt
Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson discovered successful 2020 that helium fathered a girl named Phyllis from an matter helium had decades ago, leading him to reconnect with his mislaid kid and take her duck hunting.
"So thankful God brought america unneurotic aft each these years," Phyllis wrote connected her Instagram that November. "His timing is perfect, and each time and caller acquisition is simply a gift."
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Dad and Daughter
"This time ended my archetypal duck play with a large hunt," Phyllis captioned this January 2021 snapshot. "And this time 1 twelvemonth agone marks the opening of my beingness with my existent dada aft learning paternity tests came backmost positive. Positive. Have determination been ups and downs connected this brainsick ride? Yes. But we cognize that successful each things God works for the bully of those who emotion Him, who person been called according to His intent -Romans 8:28. I'm truthful precise thankful this time and this 1 twelvemonth day ended connected a affirmative note."
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Under One Roof
Phil and his woman Kay "Miss Kay" Robertson invited Phyllis and her hubby to observe Easter with their broadside of the family—including his brother Si Robertson—in 2021.
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Jelly Time
Phil taught Phyllis however to marque mayhaw jelly successful May 2021.
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Father's Day
Phyllis celebrated her archetypal Father's Day with Phil successful 2021.
"Dad taught maine however to marque crawfish au gratin," she wrote connected Instagram. "Delicious and memorable Father's Day, the archetypal 1 I've ever spent with him."
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Christmas With the Robertsons
Phyllis rang successful Christmas 2021 with Phil and Miss Kay, as good arsenic their big kids Al Robertson, Jase Robertson, Willie Robertson and Jep Robertson.
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Quality Time
The Robertson household went duck hunting successful November 2022.
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Good Hunting
"That's a wrap! From NE Louisiana to SE Kansas, duck play 2022-23 is successful the books," Phyllis wrote in February 2022. "Loved spending clip with my dada and household and friends. We had theological discussions and enjoyed the wonderment of nature. I built immoderate caller skills, helped with a missions fundraiser, and shared the Gospel. And we whacked and stacked immoderate waterfowl! I'd telephone that a palmy season."
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Easter Sunday
"We privation you a joyous Easter arsenic we observe the occurrence of the resurrection, our anticipation successful Jesus, and the committedness of what's to come," Phil wrote connected Instagram successful April 2023. "We commune that our communicative is your story—that you'll find airy and anticipation successful the surviving Savior. Happy Easter from our household to yours!"
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