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Miss Kay Robertson, the beloved matriarch of the "Duck Dynasty" clan, is facing a hard section marked by grief and declining health.
"Kay is not successful the champion of health," her lad Willie told USA TODAY Network. "We’re trying to assistance her retired arsenic overmuch arsenic we can."
The 77-year-old was noticeably absent from the "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" premiere enactment connected June 1, hosted successful Monroe, Louisiana.
"Duck Dynasty" matriarch Miss Kay Robertson is dealing with wellness challenges aft her hubby Phil Robertson's death. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for A&E Networks)
The quality of Robertson's declining wellness comes aft she endured the tragic nonaccomplishment of her husband. Phil Robertson died connected May 25 aft suffering from Alzheimer's. He was 79.
"Some of it is, she is conscionable depressed," Willie remarked. "She mislaid her spouse of 60 years."
Her lad continued to stock that Kay made appearances successful aboriginal episodes of the "Duck Dynasty" reboot. However, her declining wellness prevented her from filming and being featured successful aboriginal episodes.
Miss Kay Robertson of the A&E bid "Duck Dynasty." (Art Streiber/A&E)
Kay's wellness issues archetypal came to airy successful April, erstwhile her lad Jase Robertson shared connected the podcast "Unashamed with the Robertson Family" that she had suffered a autumn and developed an corruption that required hospitalization.
Jase said, "We were benignant of dealing with the information that possibly this is it."
Reps for the Robertsons did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.
Kay Robertson's wellness issues archetypal came to airy successful April, erstwhile her lad Jase Robertson shared that she had suffered a autumn and developed an corruption that required hospitalization. (Kris Connor/Getty Images)
"My ma is not doing large physically," Jase said connected the household podcast backmost successful April. "She has to person beauteous overmuch 24/7 nonrecreational healthcare."
Phil, astatine the time, said that their children's beingness was helping her.
"But my dada [said] it’s like, ‘You’re helping her morale.’ She’s helping his morale."
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The Robertsons, from near to right, Phil, Si, Jase and Willie, from the world series, "Duck Dynasty." (The Associated Press)
While their parent spent clip successful a wellness facility, Jase explained that household and friends had been visiting, with Kay’s visitors dubbed "Kay’s Kingdom."
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Last month, Willie remembered his precocious begetter done religion and their last moments together.
Willie, who starred successful the deed A&E world bid for 5 years, from 2012 to 2017, took to societal media to mourn the nonaccomplishment of his legendary begetter pursuing his death.
"I retrieve Phil’s galore prayers connected Memorial Day and each the times with my dad. I don’t person capable words to archer of each of it, possibly it volition instrumentality months oregon years of remembering," helium wrote successful portion connected Instagram.
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"Most importantly, helium taught maine the worth of sharing my faith with others. He was the Real Deal, the aforesaid connected Sundays arsenic Fridays. Most of our conversations were not astir hunting oregon business, but astir sharing the Gospel."
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The archetypal "Duck Dynasty" aired for 11 seasons from 2012-17. (A&E)
Phil, celebrated for launching the Duck Commander hunting institution that became the absorption of his A&E show, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's illness successful December 2024.
His lad concluded his heartfelt tribute and wrote, "Phil, I emotion you and already miss you. Thank you for raising maine the close mode and teaching maine the astir important acquisition to hole maine for the time you passed on. Not definite however radical woody with nonaccomplishment without the Lord. We whitethorn beryllium incorrect astir each this….but I uncertainty it! Sleep good Dad, can’t hold to spot you."
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A&E announced earlier this twelvemonth that the deed amusement would beryllium revived 8 years aft it aired its last episode.
"Duck Dynasty: The Revival" focuses connected Willie; his wife; their adult children, John Luke, Sadie, Will, Bella and Rebecca; and their grandchildren, according to a synopsis.
The archetypal "Duck Dynasty" aired for 11 seasons from 2012-17. Per A&E, the amusement peaked astatine 11.8 cardinal viewers.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Entertainment Writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips tin beryllium sent to stephanie.giang@fox.com and connected Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.
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