Willie Robertson Shares Emotional Update on Parents’ Health

As Duck dynasty alum Phil Robertson continues to fight Alzheimer’s, his wife, Kay Robertsonfaces his own health challenges.

“Dad is not going at all. He is growing definitively”, their son Willie Robertson sharing exclusively US WeeklyThe last cover story. “And mom showed the same type of symptoms of Alzheimer’s or dementia. It’s just part of life – and mom has her good days.”

Willie, 53, notes that it was “brilliant” that her mother will appear in the next series Duck dynasty: renewalBut tells We Fans of the original reality TV show should not expect frequent cameos. “She probably won’t be able to do it in the future,” he says. “She also has more health problems. But we are there. “

The very united family relationship was stronger than ever in the health difficulties of Phil, 79, and Kay. “We [still] Spend time together, but they have lived a big trip and taught us a lot, “says Willie We. “”[My wife] Korie [Robertson] And I am very grateful for what we have done Duck dynastyTo be able to see this.

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Thinking about the celebrity of his parents’ reality TV, he continued: “I think people do not realize [when] The show started for them and the uncle And [Robertson]They were all in the 1960s, and they were therefore retired and almost made. They thought they had done everything in life. And so, for them to have this last push and to be on television, and I’m just happy that people can see them and appreciate this when we had this time. “”

Willie is one of the four children of Phil and Kay, including the brothers Alan,, Jase And give. In 2020, Phil learned that he was also father of a daughter appointed Phyllis Following a case he had in the 1970s.

On an episode of December 2024 of Podcast “Without shame with the Robertson family”Jase, 55, revealed that her father had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Jase told his podcast listeners last month that Phil’s health “Was not good.”

In the middle of a “really difficult” year, Korie, 51, says We It was “sweet” to see how her husband intensified to take care of her parents. “They just gathered and really, it gathered the family in a way,” she explains. “And I sometimes know that it can be something that tears families, but for our family, everyone has just gathered them.”

Willie has agreed that her parents’ health gives him a greater appreciation for the “tiny little moments” of life, in addition to bringing him closer to him and his brothers and sisters. “I’m glad they are there,” he says. “I am happy to be able to see them a lot too, because I know that many families do not see each other, but we do it. It really told a lot. ”

Fans will soon be able to see the famous family on the screen when Duck dynasty: renewal First on Friday, June 1. The casting includes the daughter of Willie and Korie Sadie Robertsonwhich also opens exclusively to the health of its grandparents We“The brand new coverage. (Willie and Kori share a total of six children, including Rebecca, 36, John, 29, Will, 23, Bella, 22, and Rowdy, 22.)

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“A kind of silver lining, disguised blessing, is that their love for each other is so widespread in the most beautiful way through such a tragic situation,” says Sadie, 27 years old We. “The simple fact of seeing two people love each other so much, who have loved each other since the age of 15, is so inspiring when it comes to loving and going through difficult times.

To find out more about Phil and Kay, watch the exclusive video above and take the last issue of US WeeklyOn newspaper kiosks now.

Duck dynasty: renewal Premieres on A&E on Sunday June 1 at 9 p.m. he.