{"id":42849,"date":"2026-04-06T12:43:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=42849"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:43:52","slug":"terry-crews-wife-rebecca-diagnosed-with-parkinsons-disease-years-after-cancer-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=42849","title":{"rendered":"Terry Crews&#8217; wife, Rebecca, diagnosed with Parkinson&#8217;s disease years after cancer battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Terry Crews\u2019 wife, Rebecca King-Crews, revealed her Parkinson\u2019s disease diagnosis on the \u201cToday\u201d show Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The 60-year-old was diagnosed back in 2015 but decided to \u201ccome forward now\u201d because she recently underwent a procedure \u201cto help with the symptoms on one side of [her] body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/celebrity-health\/terry-crews-wife-rebecca-parkinsons-disease-rcna266559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joint interview<\/a> with her husband, she gushed, \u201cI\u2019m seeing improvement. \u2026 I\u2019m able to write my name, my dates, I\u2019m able to write with my right hand for the first time in probably three years.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The singer noted she will \u201cstill [be] in recovery\u201d for three months and continue to see improvement over that time, with a second procedure scheduled for September for the other side of her body.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca\u2019s first symptom was a \u201cslight numbness\u201d in her left foot and her arm not swinging when she walked.<\/p>\n<p>Her subsequent \u201cshaking\u201d arm was dismissed by a doctor as anxiety.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not uncommon with us ladies for someone to call everything stress,\u201d she explained. \u201cI asked for referrals, and I got them. And it took three years to diagnose me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca decided to share her story \u2014 despite previously not wanting \u201cpity\u201d before \u2014 because she \u201cbelieve[s] we are going to find a cure\u201d and wants to tell people about the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>Terry, who married Rebecca in July 1989, got emotional praising the \u201csuperhero\u201d as the \u201crock\u201d of their family amid her health struggles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple, notably, share five children \u2014 Naomi, Azri\u00e9l, Tera, Wynfrey and Isaiah.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca previously <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/04\/03\/terry-crews-wife-rebecca-is-cancer-free-after-double-mastectomy\/\">beat stage 1 breast cancer<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatch[ing] her go through what she [went] through the last 10 to 12 years has been very, very hard,\u201d the actor told viewers. \u201cThe tremors, the not sleeping, the loss of balance.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/05\/11\/celebrities-are-very-upset-over-brooklyn-nine-nine-cancellation\/\">\u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine\u201d alum<\/a> continued, \u201cBut to watch her write her name for the first time in three years, let me tell you. I don\u2019t know what to say, I\u2019m choked up just thinking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/06\/celebrity-news\/terry-crews-wife-rebecca-diagnosed-with-parkinsons-disease-years-after-cancer-battle\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terry Crews\u2019 wife, Rebecca King-Crews, revealed her Parkinson\u2019s disease diagnosis on the \u201cToday\u201d show Monday. 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