‘Duck Dynasty’ patriarch Phil Robertson has Alzheimer’s, family says

“Duck Dynasty” alum Phil Robertson has been identified with Alzheimer’s illness, based on his sons.

The household patriarch, 78, was additionally identified with a blood illness, his sons revealed on the “Unashamed with the Robertson Household” podcast episode launched Friday.

“I believe I spoke on the a thousandth podcast, we have been attempting to determine the prognosis, however based on the medical doctors, he has some kind of blood illness inflicting every kind of issues,” Jase Robertson stated.

Al Robertson added that Phil has had the blood illness for years, however that it has not too long ago accelerated.

“We’ve obtained a crew of medical doctors, after which we have now 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,” Jase stated.

Jase added that Phil’s Alzheimer’s is in its early levels and that he nonetheless needs to contribute to the household podcast.

“I’m like, ‘Nicely Phil, you’ll be able to barely stroll round with out crying out in ache, and your reminiscence isn’t 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,” Jase stated.

The household of hunters starred on “Duck Dynasty” from 2012 till 2017, beginning the Christian podcast “Unashamed” in 2018.