Carly Simon has revealed that she’s been battling a pair of health issues lately, with the 81-year-old “You’re So Vain” singer vowing that she is “still very much here” despite her recent diagnoses with Parkinson’s disease and a type of skin cancer.
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In a statement shared with Billboard on Monday morning (July 27), Simon acknowledged that she’s gotten a number of letters lately asking about her “relative silence” and what she’s been up to. “The truth is, I’ve been learning how to live with Parkinson’s disease,” she wrote. “It has taken me some time to understand the diagnosis, to adjust to it, and to decide how much I wanted to say about it publicly. Parkinson’s is different for everyone, and it can be unpredictable. Some days I’m so tired I can’t get the day moving at all. On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself.”
The singer said her issues began with arthritis in both knees and one hip, but after getting all three joints replaced, she figured her continued difficulty walking was part of the recovery process. As her mobility continued to deteriorate and she had trouble standing up from chairs and walking without assistance, she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at the Mayo Clinic.
