Actor Danny Glover has revealed he has Alzheimer’s disease

Hollywood actor Danny Glover, has revealed that he has Alzheimer’s disease, but says he refuses to accept it in his mind.

The four-time Emmy Award nominee, who will turn 80 on July 22, told People magazine that she was diagnosed with the memory-impairing, progressive disease three years ago.

“I still haven’t come to terms with all the pieces of my mind. There are moments that you keep remembering that validate the fact that you can remember something. And there are moments that I will never forget,” she told People magazine.

Glover is best known for playing the laid-back police officer in the “Lethal Weapon” franchise.

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Millions of people worldwide have Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia.

Glover earned four Emmy Award nominations, and an honorary Oscar in 2022. Other honors came from the NAACP and Black Entertainment Television, and he received a nomination from the Screen Actors Guild.

Glover also served as ambassador to the United Nations Development Program from 1998 to 2004. The program focused on poverty, disease, and economic development in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.