Linda Ronstadt receives Parkinson’s diagnosis
Written by admin on August 24, 2013 – 7:51 pm -Linda Ronstadt has announced that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and that her singing days are over.
The multiple Grammy-winning singer told AARP Magazine that she was diagnosed eight months ago after years of experiencing symptoms.
Ronstadt told AARP music writer, Alanna Nash:
“I couldn’t sing and I couldn’t figure out why. I knew it was mechanical. I knew it had to do with the muscles, but I thought it might have also had something to do with the tick disease that I had. And it didn’t occur to me to go to a neurologist. I think I’ve had it for seven or eight years already, because of the symptoms that I’ve had. Then I had a shoulder operation, so I thought that’s why my hands were trembling.
Parkinson’s is very hard to diagnose, so when I finally went to a neurologist and he said, ‘Oh, you have Parkinson’s disease,’ I was completely shocked. I wouldn’t have suspected that in a million, billion years. No one can sing with Parkinson’s disease, no matter how hard you try.”
Ronstadt now walks with the aid of poles when on uneven ground, and uses a wheelchair when she travels.
The singer’s new memoir, “Simple Dreams,” will be published on September 17 in Hardcover, Kindle and Audiobook editions. You can pre-order now via the links below:
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