Singer Carly Simon reveals Parkinson’s disease and cancer diagnoses
You’re So Vain singer Carly Simon has revealed that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and was recently treated for skin cancer. “So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing. The truth is, I’ve been learning how to live with Parkinson’s disease,” the 83-year-old singer said in a statement to People.“It has taken me some time to understand the diagnosis, to adjust to it and to decide how much I wanted to say about it publicly.
- ▪You’re So Vain singer Carly Simon has revealed that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and was recently treated for skin cancer.
- ▪“So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing.
- ▪The truth is, I’ve been learning how to live with Parkinson’s disease,” the 83-year-old singer said in a statement to People.“It has taken me some time to understand the diagnosis, to adjust to it and to decide how much I wanted to say abou
7 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 2 centre, 3 right.
- ▪ Carly Simon describes first symptoms that led to ‘frightening’ Parkinson’s disease diagnosis — Page Six
- ▪ 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
- ▪ Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's diagnosis — BBC News — World
- ▪ ‘You’re So Vain’ singer Carly Simon, 83, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease — New York Post
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You’re So Vain singer Carly Simon has revealed that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and was recently treated for skin cancer. “So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing. The truth is, I’ve been learning how to live with Parkinson’s disease,” the 83-year-old singer said in a statement to People.“It has taken me some time to understand the diagnosis, to adjust to it and to decide how much I wanted to say about it publicly. Parkinson’s is different for everyone, and it can be unpredictable. Some days I’m so tired I can’t get the day moving at all.
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