Anthony Anderson

Yeah. My dad, it's sad how it happened because I'm a type two diabetic. I was the first person diagnosed with type two diabetes in my family. I started getting healthy and I started partnering with Eli Lilly and now Novo Nordisk, bringing awareness about diabetes to the inner city, in particular black men. They over index, right? Yeah, very much so.

Because I lost my father to complications of diabetes. And what was fucked up, he had diabetes for probably 20, 25 years undiagnosed. Without knowing.

Because I lost my father to complications of diabetes. And what was fucked up, he had diabetes for probably 20, 25 years undiagnosed. Without knowing.

Because I lost my father to complications of diabetes. And what was fucked up, he had diabetes for probably 20, 25 years undiagnosed. Without knowing.

That's rough, right? You're peeing all the time.

That's rough, right? You're peeing all the time.

That's rough, right? You're peeing all the time.

You're fatigued. Dad's just tired. You know, this is a teenager growing up and all this other shit. He's like, why does dad have a bucket next to the bed? Because he would fucking just roll over and piss in the bucket next to his bed. Yeah, because he's peeing nonstop. Once I was diagnosed as a diabetic, I was like, oh shit, this is what my father had.

You're fatigued. Dad's just tired. You know, this is a teenager growing up and all this other shit. He's like, why does dad have a bucket next to the bed? Because he would fucking just roll over and piss in the bucket next to his bed. Yeah, because he's peeing nonstop. Once I was diagnosed as a diabetic, I was like, oh shit, this is what my father had.

You're fatigued. Dad's just tired. You know, this is a teenager growing up and all this other shit. He's like, why does dad have a bucket next to the bed? Because he would fucking just roll over and piss in the bucket next to his bed. Yeah, because he's peeing nonstop. Once I was diagnosed as a diabetic, I was like, oh shit, this is what my father had.

As I was growing up, I'm looking at the symptoms I have and I'm looking at the symptoms he had. It had gotten to a point where, I don't know what it's called, but we say it's elephantitis, where his lower extremities were all fucking one size from the knee down to the ankle and to the foot. And it was swole and was hard as this table.

As I was growing up, I'm looking at the symptoms I have and I'm looking at the symptoms he had. It had gotten to a point where, I don't know what it's called, but we say it's elephantitis, where his lower extremities were all fucking one size from the knee down to the ankle and to the foot. And it was swole and was hard as this table.

As I was growing up, I'm looking at the symptoms I have and I'm looking at the symptoms he had. It had gotten to a point where, I don't know what it's called, but we say it's elephantitis, where his lower extremities were all fucking one size from the knee down to the ankle and to the foot. And it was swole and was hard as this table.

And then he developed leaking ulcers on the back of both of his calves. Wow. And it became painful for him to walk. So I had to get him a cane and a roller walker. At this point, my father's in his 60s and he just let himself go. So now he's really just a big man. By the time he was diagnosed, diabetes had wreaked havoc on his body. And I took him to the best endocrinologist that I could find.

And then he developed leaking ulcers on the back of both of his calves. Wow. And it became painful for him to walk. So I had to get him a cane and a roller walker. At this point, my father's in his 60s and he just let himself go. So now he's really just a big man. By the time he was diagnosed, diabetes had wreaked havoc on his body. And I took him to the best endocrinologist that I could find.

And then he developed leaking ulcers on the back of both of his calves. Wow. And it became painful for him to walk. So I had to get him a cane and a roller walker. At this point, my father's in his 60s and he just let himself go. So now he's really just a big man. By the time he was diagnosed, diabetes had wreaked havoc on his body. And I took him to the best endocrinologist that I could find.

We tried to nurse him back to health. And he was in the hospital for a couple of months, had a pulmonary embolism while he was in the hospital. But they were able to catch it and save him, then released him to a rehab center, and then they let him go home. So we had a nurse that would come to him daily. And then one day I went to visit my dad, and my brother, his nickname was Tuga.

We tried to nurse him back to health. And he was in the hospital for a couple of months, had a pulmonary embolism while he was in the hospital. But they were able to catch it and save him, then released him to a rehab center, and then they let him go home. So we had a nurse that would come to him daily. And then one day I went to visit my dad, and my brother, his nickname was Tuga.

We tried to nurse him back to health. And he was in the hospital for a couple of months, had a pulmonary embolism while he was in the hospital. But they were able to catch it and save him, then released him to a rehab center, and then they let him go home. So we had a nurse that would come to him daily. And then one day I went to visit my dad, and my brother, his nickname was Tuga.

That's my brother that passed. And I was talking to my dad. He was laying in his bed, and I was in his bedroom just leaning up against his dresser speaking to him. And I was like, hey, what's going on, pops? How you doing? He said, I'm all right. He said, I saw Tuga last night. I was like, really? He said, yeah, he just sat on the edge of the bed right there. I said, and what'd you guys do?