Terry Crews’ wife Rebecca King speaks publicly about living with Parkinson’s disease
In a dramatic admission on the Today show, Terry Crews’ wife Rebecca King has spoken publicly about living with Parkinson’s disease.
Terry Crews’ wife Rebecca King has spoken publicly about living with Parkinson’s disease.
Saying a recent treatment has helped restore her ability to write after years of struggling with tremors, the 60-year-old,
who has been married to Terry, 57, since 1989, revealed her diagnosis during an appearance on Today, more than a decade after first being diagnosed with the progressive neurological condition.
Rebecca said: “I feel good. I’m able to write my name and my dates, and I’m able to write with my right hand for the first time in probably three years.”
She added the first signs of the condition appeared around 2012, beginning with numbness in her left foot that developed into a limp.
Rebecca also said a doctor initially believed the issue was caused by excessive exercise, but she later noticed additional changes.
She said her personal trainer observed that her left arm was not “swinging as much as her right”, and she later experienced shaking in her hand while applying lip gloss.
Rebecca also revealed she recognised the tremor because “my grandmother had tremors”, but said her doctor initially attributed the symptoms to anxiety.
After three years and consultation with a specialist, she received a formal diagnosis.
Parkinson’s disease affects movement and can cause stiffness, tremors, fatigue and sleep disturbance, and there is currently no cure.
Rebecca said she recently underwent a non-invasive procedure using sound waves directed into the brain, which has improved symptoms on her right side.
Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease aged 29 in 1991 and has since become a prominent advocate for awareness.
The condition affects the brain’s ability to produce dopamine, leading to worsening motor symptoms over time.
Terry said about his wife’s strength: “When they say sickness and health, this is the battle that we were designed to fight together. Where she's weak, I'm strong. Where I'm weak, she's strong. And we built each other up like that for almost 37 years and all the way to forever.”
Rebecca, who has five children with Terry, previously underwent treatment for breast cancer in 2020, including a double mastectomy.
Speaking to People, she said: “I’m doing 90 percent of what I want to do. Terry is my rock. And I thank God that he has the means to take care of me, allowing me to go to doctors and get the procedures I need.
“God told me, ‘Keep living, Rebecca. Keep living like you’re healed’.”
