{"id":43150,"date":"2026-04-06T20:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43150"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:12:24","slug":"terrys-crews-wife-reveals-16-year-parkinsons-battle-and-new-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43150","title":{"rendered":"Terry&#8217;s Crews&#8217; wife reveals 16-year Parkinson&#8217;s battle and new treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Terry Crews&#8217; wife, Rebecca King Crews, has been battling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/nervous-system-health\/parkinsons-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parkinson&#8217;s disease<\/a> for 16 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">During an appearance on Monday&#8217;s episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/celebrity-health\/terry-crews-wife-rebecca-parkinsons-disease-rcna266559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Today Show,&#8221;<\/a> King Crews \u2014 who was diagnosed in 2015 &#8211; got candid about living with the disease and detailed how a newly-approved procedure has helped manage her symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel good,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I\u2019m able to write my name and my dates, and I\u2019m able to write with my right hand for the first time in probably three years. I&#8217;m seeing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">improvement in my symptoms<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/parkinsons-risk-increases-exposure-common-chemical-study-suggests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PARKINSON&#8217;S RISK INCREASES WITH EXPOSURE TO COMMON CHEMICAL, STUDY SUGGESTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/343\/192\/terry-crews-rebecca-crews-west-hollywood-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/terry-crews-rebecca-crews-west-hollywood-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672\/378\/terry-crews-rebecca-crews-west-hollywood-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/terry-crews-rebecca-crews-west-hollywood-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/931\/523\/terry-crews-rebecca-crews-west-hollywood-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/terry-crews-rebecca-crews-west-hollywood-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/720\/405\/terry-crews-rebecca-crews-west-hollywood-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/terry-crews-rebecca-crews-west-hollywood-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Terry Crews&#8217; wife, Rebecca King Crews, first noticed symptoms in 2012. She was officially diagnosed with Parkinson&#8217;s disease in 2015.<\/span> <span>(Rodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>King Crews first began noticing symptoms in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just some slight numbness in my left foot and then my trainer noticed that my arm did not swing when I&#8217;d walk and I was like, &#8216;Okay.&#8217; Then I woke up one morning and my hand was shaking,&#8221; King Crews recalled. &#8220;I said, &#8216;Now that&#8217;s a tremor,&#8217; because my grandmother had tremors. So I went to the doctor, and he told me, &#8216;Oh, you&#8217;re having anxiety, you&#8217;ll be fine.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/education\/parents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mom-of-five<\/a> was able to get multiple referrals for additional doctors and eventually got her diagnosis within three years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, I knew she was a superhero,&#8221; Crews said of first hearing about his wife&#8217;s diagnosis. &#8220;And she had already went through cancer and defeated it. She was 100% cancer-free. And I said, this is why you get married. My thing is, when they say sickness and health, this is the battle that we were designed to fight together. And that&#8217;s the whole way I see it. I&#8217;m like, where she&#8217;s weak, I&#8217;m strong. Where I&#8217;m weak, she&#8217;s strong. And we built each other up like that. For almost 37 years and all the way to forever. That&#8217;s how we doing it.<i>&#8220;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>In July 2025, King Crews had hit her breaking point.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/michael-j-foxs-family-remains-his-superpower-ongoing-parkinsons-disease-battle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MICHAEL J. FOX&#8217;S FAMILY REMAINS HIS SUPERPOWER IN ONGOING PARKINSON&#8217;S DISEASE BATTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/343\/192\/rebecca-king-crews-terry-crews-vanity-fair-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/rebecca-king-crews-terry-crews-vanity-fair-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672\/378\/rebecca-king-crews-terry-crews-vanity-fair-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/rebecca-king-crews-terry-crews-vanity-fair-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/931\/523\/rebecca-king-crews-terry-crews-vanity-fair-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/rebecca-king-crews-terry-crews-vanity-fair-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/720\/405\/rebecca-king-crews-terry-crews-vanity-fair-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/rebecca-king-crews-terry-crews-vanity-fair-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1200\/675\/rebecca-king-crews-terry-crews-vanity-fair-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rebecca King-Crews and Terry Crews standing together at an event\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The mom-of-five was introduced to a new treatment by her husband in July 2025.<\/span> <span>(Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I hadn\u2019t slept in three days [due to the disease],&#8221; King Crews told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/terry-and-rebecca-crews-go-public-on-her-years-long-battle-with-parkinson-s-we-re-going-through-this-together-11942819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">People<\/a>. &#8220;And I felt like I wanted to die.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the time, her husband of 36 years had just read about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/medical-research\/medical-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">groundbreaking new treatment<\/a> \u2014 using sound waves \u2014 that had just been approved by the FDA to treat her Parkinson&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>The non-invasive treatment, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">focused ultrasound<\/a>, has been successful in improving King Crews&#8217; symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It hurts,&#8221; Crews said. &#8220;It\u2019s definitely been hard to watch her on those days when I see her so worn out by this. We\u2019re going through this together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to People, King Crews is one of nearly a million Americans living with Parkinson\u2019s and one of less than a hundred patients who have used this new treatment.<\/p>\n<p>King Crews chose not to disclose her diagnosis for years to avoid pity. But, now, with this new therapy treatment, she&#8217;s feeling more hopeful than ever.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/343\/192\/terry-crews-rebecca-king-crews-indian-wells-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/terry-crews-rebecca-king-crews-indian-wells-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672\/378\/terry-crews-rebecca-king-crews-indian-wells-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/terry-crews-rebecca-king-crews-indian-wells-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/931\/523\/terry-crews-rebecca-king-crews-indian-wells-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/terry-crews-rebecca-king-crews-indian-wells-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/720\/405\/terry-crews-rebecca-king-crews-indian-wells-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/terry-crews-rebecca-king-crews-indian-wells-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1200\/675\/terry-crews-rebecca-king-crews-indian-wells-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rebecca King-Crews and Terry Crews standing together at an event in Indian Wells, California\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>When it comes to finding a cure for Parkinson&#8217;s, Rebecca King Crews remains hopeful for the future.<\/span> <span>(Michael Kovac\/Getty Images for Moet and Chandon)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t believe in telling my story just so you can know my story and feel sorry for me,&#8221; she said during her appearance on &#8220;Today.&#8221; &#8220;I really believe that this procedure and others like it are the new frontier of medicine. They were able to go into my brain without cutting me open. Non-invasive. Non-Invasive at all. It&#8217;s very, and this focus ultrasound is used to treat many other types of tumors, cancers, without the risk of bleeding, without risk of dying in surgery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I&#8217;m excited about the possibility. And then I felt that I wanted to potentially make it more available to others because it&#8217;s an expensive surgery. It&#8217;s not covered yet. And just to give hope to people with Parkinson because I believe that we&#8217;re gonna find a cure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the thing, I see this as the beginning of a cure,&#8221; Crews added. &#8220;And because to watch her go through what she&#8217;s gone through over the last 10 to 12 years has been very, very hard. You know, the tremors, the not sleeping, the loss of balance, like she said.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To watch her write her name for the first time in three years. Let me tell you, man, I don&#8217;t know what to say. I&#8217;m choked up just thinking about it because. I want the best, she&#8217;s the rock of our lives, you know? And I just want her to do this<i>.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/terry-crews-wife-reveals-battled-parkinsons-secret-years-finding-hope-new-treatment\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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