Rebecca King-Crews reveals she has Parkinson's, says doctors dismissed symptoms as 'anxiety'

Rebecca King-Crews, wife of actor Terry Crews, revealed exclusively on the TODAY show that she has Parkinson’s disease — and that she recently underwent a newly-approved procedure to help manage her symptoms.“I feel good,” King-Crews said during the segment.

Rebecca King-Crews, wife of actor Terry Crews, revealed exclusively on the TODAY show that she has Parkinson’s disease — and that she recently underwent a newly-approved procedure to help manage her symptoms.

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“I feel good,” King-Crews said during the segment. “I’m able to write my name and my dates, and I’m able to write with my right hand for the first time in probably three years.”

Her first symptoms appeared around 2012, which ultimately led to the diagnosis in 2015. In the early stages, Crews had symptoms that came on relatively suddenly and progressed quickly.