Danny Glover has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
The actor gave his health update during an emotional “Today” show segment, which aired Wednesday morning.
“I could live with it in a sense,” the “Lethal Weapon” star, who received his diagnosis “not long after” his honorary Oscar win in 2022, told Lester Holt in a pre-taped sitdown.
However, the 79-year-old acknowledged, “I’m sure as it advances, things are going to be different and changing.”
Glover looked back on his legendary career during the interview, dubbing “Places in the Heart” his “favorite” of all.
As for his legacy, he is focused on teaching “young people” about their “responsibilities.”
The Emmy nominee has been transparent about other health struggles in the past — namely, his epilepsy battle.
Glover had his first seizure at 15 and treated the disease with medication for the next two decades.
However, he grew to “recognize when it was happening,” he wrote in a blog post, per BlackDoctor.
“I could say, wherever I was, ‘Something is happening to me. Please grab me. Please hold me. I’m about to have a seizure,’” the Grammy nominee noted.
He recalled once feeling an episode coming on during a play and repeatedly telling himself backstage: “I will not have this seizure.”
Glover remembered, “Each time I got a bit stronger, and the symptoms began to diminish to the point where I was ready to go on stage.”
He has not suffered a seizure since the age of 35.
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