Carly Simon Reveals Parkinson's Diagnosis and Cancer Battle
Carly Simon opened up about her yearslong absence from the public eye, revealing she was diagnosed with cancer and Parkinson’s disease. “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 singer, 83, wrote in a statement shared with Us on Monday, July 27. Simon noted it has taken “some time” for her 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. On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself,” she continued. “The problems began with arthritis in both knees and one hip. I eventually had all three joints replaced, out with the old and in with delicate bouquets of metal and plastic.” Michael J...