In a new interview, Tim Tebow talked about the moment he heard that his father, Bob Tebow, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and how it has affected his family.
The 29-year-old spoke to People about his dad's battle with Parkinson's and the night he got the call with the heartbreaking news while traveling in Atlanta last spring.
“Talking to him that night, I wished that I could have been there with him," the former NFL quarterback said. "I asked him whether he needed me to come home, and he said, ‘No, you need to keep doing what you’re doing.'
“It wasn’t a good night,” Tebow recalled. “I got really emotional. I mean, this is my dad.”
Both Tim and his father discussed how things may change for them going forward but said the diagnosis will not prevent Bob from continuing his mission work.
“I’m not going to retire from the Great Commission to spread the gospel,” Bob stated. “I may be slower, and I may shake on the way, but I still have work to do.”
Speaking of work, Tim has a few things on his plate right now including pursuing his baseball career as he currently plays in Fall Instructional League for the New York Mets and the recent release of his new book Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life’s Storms. His previous book titled Through My Eyes became the best-selling sports book as well as the No. 1 book about religion in 2011.