Phil Robertson’s health is declining, according to a recent episode of the “Unashamed With the Robertson Family” podcast.

“Tell you the truth, it hasn’t been good,” Jase Robertson, Phil’s and Kay’s son revealed.

Phil Robertson has battled Alzheimer’s disease, a blood disorder and fractured vertebrae in his back.

It has gotten to the point, Jase Robertson said, that he gives friends and fans the straight truth.

“I’m just giving the blunt truth. I’ll say, ‘Not good,‘” he continues. “… We’re making them comfortable and we’re doing the best we can. So I think that’s just what you do.”

Jace Robertson did have a more positive reports on Kay Robertson’s recent hospital stay.

“For my mom, it’s been a lot better this past week, because she was really not doing good,” Jase Robertson said. “She got an infection from a fall, from a cut that had happened earlier…she’s still in the hospital, but (now it’s) more rehab, physically, and trying to get her to eat.”

“We were kinda dealing with the fact that maybe this is it,” he continues. “That’s what it seemed like in the moment. It seemed close there. So it was difficult.”

Phil Robertson, 78, starred on “Duck Dynasty” from 2012 to 2017.

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