Linda Ronstadt, known for her rich soprano vocals as the lead singer of the 1960s band The Stone Ponies, has opened up about being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. AARP The Magazine Ronstadt says her health never fully recovered after two severe tick bites in the 1980s, but she didn't see a neurologist until she could no longer sing.
“I didn't know why I couldn't sing. All I knew was that it was muscle pain or something mechanical. Then, when I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, I finally understood why. Now I can't sing. , I learned that no one with Parkinson's disease can't sing.'' “No matter how hard I try, in my case, I can't sing a single note,'' she told AARP.
As it turns out, her initial diagnosis of Parkinson's disease may not have told the whole story. Speaking to Anderson Cooper in December 2019, Ronstadt revealed that her recent diagnosis revealed that she suffers from a subtype of progressive supranuclear palsy (or PSP) known as PSP parkinsonism (PSP-P). It has been revealed that it has become clear. PSP is a neurodegenerative brain disease that shares many symptoms with Parkinson's disease. Additionally, PSP does not usually cause the tremors characteristic of Parkinson's disease, but PSP-P does, which may help explain the initial misdiagnosis.
documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Explore the impact of Ronstadt's musical career and the legacy she continued even after her illness left her unable to perform.talk to people In 2019, she said, “In my heart, in my imagination, I can still sing.”
