Rebecca King-Crews, the wife of actor Terry Crews, is revealing her Parkinson's diagnosis.
The singer and fashion designer revealed she was diagnosed with Parkinson's back in 2015, after experiencing symptoms for three years. She said in an interview on the "Today" show Monday, April 6, that she is revealing her diagnosis now to bring awareness to a promising new treatment that has improved her symptoms.
King-Crews, 60, went through an MR-guided focused ultrasound: an FDA-approved, non-invasive procedure to address symptoms on the right side of her body. In a video, she is seen being wheeled in a hospital bed, both of her hands shaking after being off medication for a few days. In another video apparently after the procedure, she is standing, her right hand still, while her left hand tremors.
Sitting on the couch with her husband and "Today" anchor Craig Melvin, she said for the first time in three years, she is now able to write with her name with her right hand. She will be in recovery for three months, and will see more improvements during that time, she added. She will have another procedure, to address the left side of her body, in September.
"I don't believe in telling my story just so you can feel sorry for me. I really believe that this procedure and others like it are the new frontier of medicine," King-Crews said.
