{"id":2064012,"date":"2026-07-27T14:40:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2064012"},"modified":"2026-07-27T14:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:40:50","slug":"carly-simon-reveals-parkinsons-disease-diagnosis-i-am-still-very-much-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2064012","title":{"rendered":"Carly Simon Reveals Parkinson\u2019s Disease Diagnosis: \u2018I Am Still Very Much Here\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tCarly Simon has revealed to fans that she\u2019s been battling a pair of health issues lately, with the 81-year-old \u201cNobody Does It Better\u201d singer vowing that despite the daily difficulties of her dual diagnosis, she is \u201cstill very much here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn a statement shared with Billboard<\/em> on Monday morning (July 27), Simon acknowledged that she\u2019s gotten a number of letters lately asking about her \u201crelative silence\u201d and what she\u2019s been up to. \u201cThe truth is, I\u2019ve been learning how to live with Parkinson\u2019s disease,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIt 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\u2019s is different for everyone, and it can be unpredictable. Some days I\u2019m so tired I can\u2019t get the day moving at all. On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe 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\u2019s at the Mayo Clinic.<\/p>\n

\n\tParkinson\u2019s is a progressive brain disorder with symptoms including tremors, slowness in movement, limb stiffness and balance issues, as well as some non-motor symptoms including depression, anxiety, apathy, hallucinations and sleep disorders. An estimated 1.1 million people in the U.S. are living with Parkinson\u2019s, with nearly 90,000 people diagnosed with the disorder every year.<\/p>\n

\n\tSimon said she began treatment, including taking medication, to help with joint stiffness and other unspecified symptoms. \u201cThere is no tidy or predictable schedule to the illness. It does not consult my calendar before deciding what kind of day I am going to have,\u201d Simon wrote. \u201cParkinson\u2019s is usually associated with movement, tremors, and balance, but it can affect much more than the body. It can bring anxiety, depression, exhaustion, and apathy. The apathy is particularly strange. You can find yourself lying there like a starfish drying in the sun, arms pointing in all directions, while nothing inside is telling you to get up, read, watch, write, sing, call someone, or do much of anything at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tShe added that during the same unspecified period in which she was diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s, which has no cure, she was also treated for basal cell carcinoma on her face. And though the cancer was removed, the surgery affected her appearance and made her more self-conscious about being seen in public. \u201cI have always been more critical of my appearance than anyone else could possibly imagine (check out the irony of having written \u2018You\u2019re So Vain.\u2019),\u201d she wrote. \u201d And this gave my inner critic quite a lot of new material.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBetween the Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis, the cancer surgery and the emotional fallout, Simon said shrinking from public view was the \u201cmost palatable reaction. If a person is allowed to hibernate during both winter and summer, then I have become an all-season bear.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe good news for Simon\u2019s fans is that she has not stopped working, with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer also revealing that she began recording a new album titled Comes in Waves<\/em>. \u201cThat still feels mysterious to me. Music has always known when to arrive,\u201d Simon said. \u201cIt has rescued me more times that I can count. It is like a cat or dog that quietly appears beside you when it senses you are not quite yourself. The album includes songs and fragments of songs that had been waiting for me, some for years. There were melodies, verses, and ideas written down and tucked away for some unknown future when I would have the time and attention to finish them. Apparently, that future is now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSimon released her 23rd studio album, Never Been Gone<\/em>, in 2009, packaging two new songs (\u201cSongbird,\u201d \u201cNo Freedom\u201d), with acoustic versions of her beloved hits; her most recent album of all-new material was 2008\u2019s This Kind of Love<\/em>. She said working on the new album helped give \u201cshape\u201d to often shapeless days and reminded her that \u201cillness can change your life without becoming the whole of your life.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tSaying she doesn\u2019t consider Parkinson\u2019s a gift or a blessing, Simon confessed that it can be difficult, frustrating and sometimes frightening as she learns how to live with with the disorder while trying to feel like she\u2019s not giving up an essential part of herself. \u201cI am still writing, singing, imagining, laughing, worrying, remembering, and occasionally getting trapped in an overstuffed chair,\u201d she said, thanking her children, family, friends and medical team for their help and support.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI wanted to share this now because so many people have reached out with genuine concern. I am touched by that concern, even when I have not known how to respond,\u201d she concluded. \u201cThese days I move more slowly, I lean on others more than I once did, and I have learned to accept that every day will look a little different. But I am still very much here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 12-track Comes in Waves<\/em>, which was primarily written and recorded at Simon\u2019s Martha\u2019s Vineyard home, is due out on Aug. 14. In addition to late rapper and friend John Fort\u00e9, the album features appearances from the singer\u2019s son, Ben Taylor, and daughter, Sally Taylor, who painted the album\u2019s cover and contributes vocals to the project. A second single from the LP, \u201cPeaches,\u201d is due out on Friday (July 31).<\/p>\n

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