Alan and Jase Robertson gave an update on their father Phil Robertson’s health in a Feb. 24 interview with conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey. Jase explained why he believes his dad improved after the news about Phil’s failing health went public, and the brothers also shared news about a recent fall their mother had.
“It’s hard to explain that in one sentence,” Jase said, referring to people who ask how Phil is doing. “Overall, not great because he looks…”
“Emaciated,” Alan interjected.
“Yeah, he just doesn’t look well,” Jase agreed. “It’s kind of shocking when people come visit him. He’s lost so much weight.”
How Phil Robertson Is Doing
Phil Robertson is the creator of the Duck Commander duck call and the founder of the company of the same name. He and his family came to fame from being featured on A&E’s reality TV show, “Duck Dynasty,” which ran from 2012-2017 and which will return in a reboot this summer.
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In December, Alan and Jase revealed on an episode of their podcast, “Unashamed With the Robertson Family,” that Phil had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and a blood disorder. Later that month, Phil’s son Willie shared that Phil’s back was fractured and that Phil was in a lot of pain.
When Stuckey asked Alan and Jase for the latest news about Phil Robertson’s health, Jase responded that it is a “very difficult” question to answer. “We’re kind of in the bowels of the new normal,” he said.
Jase mentioned his father’s blood disorder, saying that it attacks Phil’s bones and that doctors have “likened it to blood cancer.” What’s more, “[Phil] has had multiple back fractures and even one in his tailbone.” Jase described his father’s condition as “not really correctable.” Phil just gets procedures that make “it stop hurting.”
The “redneck version” of what Jase was told is “they’re basically just putting cement in his back. But your back is not designed to have cement in it…it’s supposed to be flexible.” At the same time, Phil has Alzheimer’s, or at least some version of it. “I’m not sure they exactly know what he has,” said Jase, “but it’s a form of Alzheimer’s.”
