Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's diagnosis
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"I have always been more critical of my appearance than anyone else could possibly imagine (check out the irony of having written You're So Vain), and this gave my inner critic quite a lot of new material."Parkinson's is a progressive disorder that affects the brain, nervous system, and muscle control. It is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, with about 153,000 people in the UK living with the condition.Image caption, The singer performed a special one-off concert for BBC Radio 2 in 2010Simon said her problems began with arthritis in both knees and one of her hips. However, her mobility failed to improve after three replacement surgeries."I had trouble standing up from low chairs and deep couches without someone offering me an arm," she said.
- ▪"I have always been more critical of my appearance than anyone else could possibly imagine (check out the irony of having written You're So Vain), and this gave my inner critic quite a lot of new material."Parkinson's is a progressive disor
- ▪It is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, with about 153,000 people in the UK living with the condition.Image caption, The singer performed a special one-off concert for BBC Radio 2 in 2010Simon said her problems began
- ▪However, her mobility failed to improve after three replacement surgeries."I had trouble standing up from low chairs and deep couches without someone offering me an arm," she said.
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- ▪ Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's diagnosis: "Learning how to live with it" — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Carly Simon reveals she’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ 'You're So Vain' singer Carly Simon says Parkinson's and cancer diagnoses kept her from public eye — Fox News — Latest
- ▪ ‘You’re So Vain’ singer Carly Simon, 83, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease — New York Post
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Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's diagnosisImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Carly Simon was one of the quintessential singer-songwriters of the 1970s and 80sByMark SavageMusic correspondentPublished22 minutes agoThe singer-songwriter Carly Simon says she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's and is "learning how to live" with the "sometimes frightening" condition.In a statement provided to the BBC, the 83-year-old described the "unpredictable" progress of the disease, saying: "Some days I'm so tired I can't get the day moving at all.
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