Glover is among more than 7 million Americans over 65 currently living with the disease. He is now working with the Alzheimer’s Association, which advises that physical activity, managing blood pressure and diabetes, quality sleep, and social connection can all play a role in managing the disease.
The organization also emphasizes early detection, noting cognitive changes can begin up to 15 years before a formal diagnosis.
Glover’s daughter Mandisa told Holt the family decided the time had come for her father to speak publicly. “I think it’s really important for him to have control of his own narrative, of his own life story,” she said. “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.'”
Glover has nearly 200 film and television credits spanning more than five decades, including The Color Purple, Places in the Heart, and the Lethal Weapon franchise. He has also been a prominent activist throughout his career, serving as a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador beginning in 1998 before becoming a UNICEF Ambassador in 2004.
His youngest brother Martin also appeared in the TODAY interview. “He took me under his wing, and I love him to death,” Martin said. “It’s my turn.”
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