Danny Glover battling Alzheimer’s

[Dream Canteen]

[Dude111]

Very sad Dream.. Lets hope it goes away and not get worse for him

Edit:

I like Danny alot... Wasnt he in the movie TWINS??

[Dream Canteen]

Originally Posted by Dude111

Very sad Dream.. Lets hope it goes away and not get worse for him

Nice thought, but sadly, that’s not how Alzheimer’s works.

Originally Posted by Dude111

I like Danny alot... Wasnt he in the movie TWINS??

Nope.

[TMC]

https://www.today.com/health/celebri...day-rcna352405

The 79-year-old “Lethal Weapon” star shared with Lester Holt that he was diagnosed with the progressive neurodegenerative disease a few years ago.

Legendary actor Danny Glover revealed in a TODAY exclusive interview that he has been living with Alzheimer’s disease for multiple years.

Glover, 79, and his family spoke with former NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt in an interview aired July 1. They gave a glimpse into what life is like now for the four-time Emmy winner and why he decided to publicly share his diagnosis now.

“I’m sure as it advances, things are going to be different and changing,” Glover said.

However, with a strong family behind him, he feels he has the support to face the incurable brain disorder.

“Absolutely,” he said. “They’ve got my back.”

Glover is one of more than 7 million Americans over age 65 living with Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease that robs people of their memories. Black people suffer from Alzheimer’s at a rate double the national average, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

The Alzheimer’s Association is now working with Glover and advises that simple actions like staying physically active, managing blood pressure and diabetes, getting quality sleep and staying socially connected can be crucial in the fight against Alzheimer’s.

The organization emphasizes how early detection can make a difference because cognitive decline can start up to 15 years before a dementia diagnosis.

Since being diagnosed, Glover’s movements, speech and memories have slowed. However, he is still active, attending events and engaging with his community in his native San Francisco.

“I could live with it, in a sense,” Glover said about his condition.

With more than 170 acting credits across film and television during the course of nearly 40 years, the “Lethal Weapon” star has cemented his place in television and film history. He and his family believe they can help remove the stigma surrounding Alzheimer’s by coming forward about his condition.

“I think it’s really important for him to have control of his own narrative, of his own life story,” Glover’s daughter, Mandisa, told Holt. “That’s really important. And the time is now. What better time but now for him to speak for himself?

“It’s important because people ask questions sometimes, and I don’t want to be a dishonest person and say, ‘Oh, yeah, everything is all right. It’s all great,’” she added.

Glover also reflected with Holt on an acting career that began in his early 20s at San Francisco State. Famous playwright Amiri Baraka encouraged him to take to the stage.

“He came and he said, ‘Some of you so-called revolutionaries come out and do plays,’” Glover said. “I had never been onstage before.”

He catapulted to movie stardom in the 1980s and ‘90s as Det. Roger Murtaugh alongside Mel Gibson’s Martin Riggs in the “Lethal Weapon” films. In a classic scene in “Lethal Weapon 2,” he has to be rescued after sitting on a toilet in his home that is strapped with a bomb. It became so memorable that Glover said people were bringing toilets to his public appearances.

Beloved Hollywood actor Danny Glover sits down in a TODAY exclusive interview with NBC’s Lester Holt to open up for the first time about his battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Glover reflects on his career, reveals the favorite film he’s been in and shares how he is not letting his diagnosis stop him from his commitment to social justice and equality.

[Dude111]

Thank you TMC..

Dream Canteen posted about this earlier also......