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📋 Ryan Reynolds Reflects on His Late Dad’s Parkinson's (AARP Article)

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Ryan Reynolds Shares How His Late Dad’s Parkinson’s-Related Delusions and Hallucinations Impacted His Life.

The ‘Deadpool’ star shines a light on the strains of caregiving and what he will ‘live with forever’.

By Nancy Kerr, AARP. Published August 14, 2024.

Actor Ryan Reynolds knows firsthand the challenges of providing care for a loved one with a devastating neurological condition. His father, Jim, a former police officer, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1988 at age 57. Jim died in 2015 at age 74, after a nearly two-decade battle, but Ryan’s commitment to bringing awareness to Parkinson’s continues.

In Parkinson’s disease, nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain die or become impaired. It affects nearly 1 million people in the United States and more than 6 million worldwide. Common symptoms include tremors, slowed movement, muscle stiffness, and changes in gait and speech. The damage progresses over time.

https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/health/info-2024/ryan-reynolds-parkinsons-campaign.html