“Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson has been recognized with Alzheimer’s illness.
On Friday’s episode of “Unashamed with the Robertson Family” podcast, Phil’s son Jase revealed the prognosis.
“Phil’s not doing well. I think I spoke on the 1000th podcast, we were trying to figure out the diagnosis, but according to the doctors, he has some sort of blood disease causing all kinds of problems,” Jase stated.
Phil Robertson has been recognized with Alzheimer’s illness. (Courtesy of Phil Robertson)
“It’s like accelerated, and it’s causing problems with his entire body. And he has early stages of Alzheimers. So, if you put those things together, he’s really not doing well. He’s struggling,” he continued.
Phil was a giant a part of the “Unashamed” podcast, however because of the decline in his well being, he’s actually “unable to sit down and have a conversation,” Jase revealed. He additionally famous that today, his dad can barely stroll round with out “crying out in pain.”
“It’s like accelerated, and it’s causing problems with his entire body. And he has early stages of Alzheimers. So, if you put those things together, he’s really not doing well. He’s struggling.”
“He misses it. He misses the stories we tell,” Jase stated of the podcast.
The “Unashamed with the Robertson Family” included Phil, Jase, Phil’s son, Alan, and Phil’s nephew, Zach Dasher.
Jase famous that the staff of medical doctors instructed him and his household that “there’s no curing what” Phil has.
“We’re trying to make him a little more comfortable,” he famous.
Within the podcast episode, Jase famous that the Robertson household may be very appreciative of the prayers and assist being despatched Phil’s manner.
Phil starred on “Duck Dynasty” from 2012 to 2017. He additionally based the Duck Commander Firm.
Phil Robertson was quickly suspended from “Duck Dynasty” in 2013. (Photograph by Alex Wong/Getty Pictures)
In 2013, A&E suspended the “Duck Dynasty” patriarch for equating homosexual folks with hell-bound sinners in a GQ interview. A firestorm resulted amongst his legions of defenders who felt the star was being censored by the community, which later reinstated him.
In 2022, Phil launched his e book, “Uncanceled: Finding Meaning and Peace in a Culture of Accusations, Shame, and Condemnation.” It explored how at this time’s cancel tradition may be confronted with one’s Christian religion.
Phil Robertson launched his e book, “Uncanceled: Finding Meaning and Peace in a Culture of Accusations, Shame, and Condemnation,” in 2022. (Phil Robertson)
“The ones who attacked me, I didn’t hold it against them,” Robertson instructed Fox Information Digital on the time. “They asked me a question about a particular sin, homosexual behavior. And they asked if I believed it was a sin. I thought to myself, that’s a weird question to ask someone, but I just quoted a Bible verse… I quoted what God had to say about that sin and nine other sins, but it was in the list of sins… As we were doing ‘Duck Dynasty,’ the upper crowd at A&E decided to drop the ax on me without first looking into what went down.”
The suspension earned quick reward from homosexual rights teams. Conservative followers argued that their viewpoints had been usually neglected by Hollywood and the media. Greater than a half-million folks appreciated an impromptu Fb web page demanding the present be boycotted till Robertson returned.
“They put me on what they called an indefinite hiatus,” Robertson defined. “I said, ‘I think I may be getting fired, right?’ Hiatus says you’re not part of the program anymore. After nine days they reinstated me, but we had all kinds of sponsors that just took off. They had made a mockery of what I said. All I did was quote a Bible verse. And as a result, they tried to cancel me. But it didn’t cancel me at all. I still love them. I don’t hate anyone.”
Robertson based the Duck Commander Firm. (Getty Pictures)
“The Bible teaches us to love thy neighbor even with their mistakes,” he shared.
Robertson and his prolonged household had been initially was TV and popular culture stars in 2012. “Duck Dynasty” set cable score information for a non-fiction sequence.
After Robertson ruffled feathers, Season 5 of “Duck Dynasty” noticed a major viewers fallout, The New York Instances reported. The present formally got here to an finish in 2017 after 11 seasons.
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Robertson stated he has no regrets about doing the GQ interview.
Phil Robertson sicknesses cannot be cured, in accordance with his son Jase. (Photograph by Justin Sullivan/Getty Pictures)
“No regrets at all – none,” he stated. “I just went on. I never called A&E and said, ‘What are you doing?’ I never said a word when they came to visit me about 10 days after this all went down. I said, ‘Guys, did y’all ever hear from me with some kind of irate phone call? ‘Cause you were firing me?’ They said, ‘Mr. Robertson, you never said a word.’ … I quoted a Bible verse that dealt with homosexual behavior.
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“I simply quoted the Bible verse that God had written by way of Paul the Apostle by the ability of the Holy Spirit… I didn’t dream it off the highest of my head. It didn’t go any additional than that,” Phil said.
Fox News Digital’s Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.
