Michael J.
Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Favre told NBC that he may have had thousands of concussions during his playing days.
Linda Ronstadt, Michael J. Fox, and Ozzy Osbourne are just some of the well-known figures who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Favre toldTMZ Sportsthat his Parkinsons disease diagnosis came after he noticed he was having trouble controlling his dominant arm.
Im no good with secrets, the rock star confessed.
I cannot walk around with it anymore cause its like Im running out of excuses.
I dont know if thats the Parkinsons or what, he said.
Thats the problem … its a weird feeling.
I feel like Im walking around in lead boots.
Confirming the news of his diagnosis onTwitter, Alda remained optimistic.
I decided to let people know I have Parkinsons to encourage others to take action, he wrote.
My life is full.
I act, I give talks, [and] I do my podcast, which I love.
If you get a diagnosis, keep moving!
I have been so honored to bring my shows to the public for the past 50 years.
Then when I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, I was finally given the reason.
I now understand that no one can sing with Parkinson’s disease.
No matter how hard you try.
And in my case, I can’t sing a note," she told AARP.
PSP is a neurodegenerative brain condition that shares many symptoms with Parkinsons disease.
Speaking toPeoplein 2019, she noted, In my mind in my imagination I can still sing.
He called Parkinsons the biggest challenge of my life.
Lewis died in February 2024 at age 76.
In 2021, Grant published amemoirabout his days in the NBA and his experience with Parkinsons disease.
In 1984, doctors diagnosed Ali with Parkinson’s disease.
Muhammad Ali died in June 2016 at age 74.
She was 55 at the time.
“Well, my hand was shaking this summer, and I thought it would go away.
I thought it was maybe you all picking on me.
Reno died in November 2016 at age 78.
I’m not doing very well at it, though.”
Hoskins died in April 2014 at age 71.
“I’m in the gym every day; it’s part of life.
Instead of taking a vacation, I like what I do.
My vacations are right here,” Roach said in a2015 CBS interview.
He’s since made three space flights, accumulating 665 hours orbiting Earth.
Though diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in 1994, he continued to fly.
Everyone with PD handles it differently, said Clifford in aninterview with the Michael J. Dont let it get in the way of living.
Life is too good.
Remember, keep going the skys the limit.
Clifford died on December 28, 2021, at age 69.
He retired from baseball in 2004.
The book also recounts his experiences in Major League Baseball while coping with Parkinson’s disease.
Petrick’s father, Vern, was also diagnosed with the condition.
Although he was diagnosed in 1992 at age 50, he kept quiet about his disease for eight years.
I was treating it with medication then, and I still have it under control.
It’s not taking anything away from me."
White died in 2016 at age 74.
I had a Russian doctor in New York who said, You realize this is an incurable disease?
And I said You have got to get a grip of yourself.
Stop calling it an incurable disease; say we have yet to find the cure.
Give the guy a light in the tunnel.
Madeline Vann, MPH, LPC, is a freelance health and medical writer located in Williamsburg, Virginia.
She has been writing for over 15 years and can present complicated health topics at any reading level.
