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# Actor Alan Alda Reveals He Was Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease

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## Video: Actor Alan Alda Reveals He Was Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease

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_Published 2018-07-31. Actor Alan Alda Reveals He Was Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease_


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## Transcript

I haven't said in public until now that I've been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. And the reason that I want to talk about it in public is that I was diagnosed three and a half years ago. And I've had a full life since then. I've acted, I've given talks I help at the Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook. I started this new podcast. And I noticed that- I've been on television a lot in the last couple weeks talking about the new podcast and I could see my thumb twitch in some shots. And I thought It's probably only a matter of time before somebody does a story about this from a sad, [ UNKNOWN ] point of view, but that's not where I am.

The thing I want folks to know, and this is not to short change people who are suffering with really severe symptoms. You know, symptoms can get very bad and their families can suffer But, in the very beginning, to be immobilized by fear and think the worst thing has happened to you, it hasn't happened to you, you still have things you can do. Yeah. I've taken boxing lessons. Three days a week, I read. Three times a week, yeah. I do I was singles tennis a couple of times a week. I marched to Sousa music! [ LAUGH ] Because marching to march music is good for Parkinson's. I mean, you talk about the intial reaction to this.

Did you have an initial fear? You know, I was mainly helping my family not be worried. Yeah. Because it's common for us all to go to the worst thought. Yes. Of course, sure. But what's interesting is, this is a disease that's different for almost everybody who has it.

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