Actor Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis

Actor Danny Glover revealed his Alzheimer's diagnosis connected Wednesday, saying successful an interview with NBC's "Today" amusement that helium has been surviving with the illness for respective years.

"I tin unrecorded with it, successful a sense," said Glover, 79, successful the interview. "I'm definite arsenic it advances, things are going to beryllium antithetic and changing."

The neurodegenerative illness has slowed Glover's question and affected his speech. But helium told NBC's Lester Holt that he's capable to thin connected his household for support, saying, "They've got my back." 

Several of the Hollywood icon's household members appeared with him successful the interview, which was taped astatine his home. They said they anticipation that Glover sharing his communicative publically volition assistance situation immoderate of the stigma surrounding Alzheimer's disease.

A prolific histrion with decades of credits, Glover achieved large fame starring other Mel Gibson successful the blockbuster enactment franchise "Lethal Weapon," portion besides appearing successful captious hits similar "The Color Purple" and "Mandela." A multi-time Emmy and Grammy Awards nominee, Glover also received an honorary Academy Award successful 2021, which recognized his societal and governmental activism.

When Glover accepted the accolade, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, astatine the Oscars ceremonial that year, the assemblage didn't cognize helium had already been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, the histrion told "Today."

Alzheimer's disease, the astir communal origin of dementia according to the Alzheimer's Association, leads to cognition and representation nonaccomplishment implicit a play of years. Increasing property is the top hazard origin for processing the disease, with a bulk of cases diagnosed astatine property 65 oregon older. 

There is nary cure for Alzheimer's, but scientists proceed moving connected probe and person developed immoderate treatments that whitethorn dilatory its decline. 

Edited by Paula Cohen

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