Danny Glover is sharing what his life with Alzheimer's is like. "I've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's," the 79-year-old actor said in a recent interview with “The Today Show,” adding, "I can live with it, in a sense." The actor’s family also opened up to People about how they’re navigating his care.

Glover's daughter Mandisa, 50, first noticed changes around 2022, the same year her father received the Oscars' Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. She told the outlet that Glover, once known for remembering minute details from decades past, started leaving gaps in familiar stories. "There would be pieces of the story missing,” she shared.

Glover's memories of his mother, who was killed in a car accident the same day he learned he'd landed his breakout role in "Places in the Heart,” remain vivid. During the interview, Glover recalled memories of his mother, sharing, “She says, ‘Son, the people said you can act.’ My girl, man. We argued like girlfriend and boyfriend.” Glover has apparently carried on that arguing tradition with his daughter, and she told People, “We argue a lot, I mean, I’m the representative of his mother. I’ve taken on that role. He needs to argue with somebody, and it’s got to be me. But it’s all love.”

Glover's brother Marty, 67, who lives with him and helps with his care, told People the toll has been emotional. "You see the deterioration, and you think, 'Wow.'"

“Everybody thinks he’s Mister,” Marty said of fans equating Glover to the complicated villain he played in The Color Purple. But “he’s the greatest guy I ever met in my life. He saved me. I’ve been to jails, institutions, used drugs. Growing up, we weren’t close until I started getting into trouble. And then he came and got me out and moved me down to Hollywood, and we’ve been inseparable ever since.” 

More than 7 million Americans over 65 live with Alzheimer's, which affects Black men at double the national rate. Despite his diagnosis, Glover remains engaged with his community, telling us he still hopes to keep "talking to young people and their responsibility."