The Parkinson’s diseasewhich consists of a neurodegenerative disorder that manifests itself with various , including a progressive loss of the ability to coordinate movements, manifests itself mainly after the age of 60, although there are also cases of patients whose age is below 60. 40 years. It affects both men and women -although it has a greater preponderance among the male gender- and does not distinguish between social classes. In this sense, there have been and continue to be many famous people who have lived and continue to live with Parkinson’s throughout their lives.
One of them is Hellen Mirren, who recently confessed how her life has changed since . The Oscar winner for the film ‘The Queen’ explained: “Parkinson’s is a slow and inevitable process. It’s hard to live with it because you never know if you’re going to be able to do certain things every day or not, which makes everyday life difficult. “. The actress decided to announce that she suffers from the disease after being “shocked” by the news that the Robin Williams, who passed away in August of last year, he was also affected by Parkinson’s.
“The most important thing is that people with Parkinson’s have the opportunity to publicize what this condition is like, so that society can better understand it, as has happened with other disorders such as autism,” Helen Mirren explained after announcing her condition.
In any case, if there is an actor who champions the fight against it, it is undoubtedly Michal J. Fox, who was diagnosed with the disease when he was not yet 30 years old (1991), although he did not make it public until 1998. Since then, the protagonist of Back to the Future runs his own foundation to help the rest of the patients.
Within sport, the most famous Parkinson’s patient was undoubtedly Muhammad Ali. Considered the best boxer of all time, he was diagnosed with the disease shortly after retiring from the ring, at the age of 42. Despite the fact that it has sometimes been suggested that Parkinson’s could be a consequence of his fights, there is much controversy about it among experts. Some of them also point out that another famous boxer, Manny Pacquiao, could suffer an initial phase of Parkinson’salthough the Filipino has always denied that he suffers any
He too Pope Juan Pablo II suffered from Parkinson’s, which caused him serious problems with speech. Neither the historical Chinese and Palestinian leaders Mao Zedong and Yasser Arafat were spared from the effects of this disease. In Spain, the painter Salvador Dali He was one of the illustrious characters that make up the list of famous people who have suffered from Parkinson’s. The surrealist genius was diagnosed with the disease at an advanced age, at the age of 76.