{"id":4356,"date":"2026-07-27T14:35:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=4356"},"modified":"2026-07-27T14:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:35:19","slug":"carly-simon-reveals-parkinsons-diagnosis-i-have-not-stopped-living-i-have-not-stopped-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=4356","title":{"rendered":"Carly Simon Reveals Parkinson\u2019s Diagnosis: \u201cI Have Not Stopped Living. I Have Not Stopped Working\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tCarly Simon\u00a0has revealed that she has Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn a statement obtained by <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, the \u201cYou\u2019re So Vain\u201d singer and Grammy winner said she has begun treatment for her stiffness and other symptoms as she learns to live with the degenerative disease. Learning to deal with the unpredictability of Parkinson\u2019s, and even convey her experiences, has been among her challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=4354\">International Dance League\u2019s First Media Rights Deal Is With ESPN (Exclusive)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIt is not simply sadness or laziness. It is as though the part of the brain that sends out invitations to participate in life has temporarily misplaced the guest list,\u201d Simon added. But, despite her absence from public view in the last year, Simon still has fight in her, and a new album, <em>Comes in Waves<\/em>, set for a release.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI have not stopped living, and I have not stopped working,\u201d she insisted<em>.<\/em> Recording her latest album was its own challenge. \u201cThat still feels mysterious to me. Music has always known when to arrive. It 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,\u201d Simon says in her statement.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe 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 she adds. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tSimon\u2019s full statement follows:<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing. The truth is, I\u2019ve been learning how to live with Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/em> <em>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\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.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>The problems began with arthritis in both knees and one hip. I eventually had all three joints replaced, out with the old and in with delicate bouquets of metal and plastic. After three replacement surgeries, I assumed my difficulty walking was simply an unfortunate and rather ironic part of the recovery process.<\/em> <em>But my mobility continued to worsen. I had trouble standing up from low chairs and deep couches without someone offering me an arm. Overstuffed furniture became my enemy. Once seated, I could feel as though I had been swallowed by the chair and might remain there permanently, like a guest who had badly overstayed her welcome.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Eventually, there were periods when I could not walk without considerable help. My family and I knew that something more was going on. After an extensive evaluation at the Mayo Clinic, I was diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s.<\/em> <em>I began treatment, including taking medication to help with stiffness and other symptoms. There 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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=4352\">Ari Emanuel Once Really Wanted Anthony Fauci to Be His Client<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Parkinson\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.<\/em> <em>That has been one of the hardest things to explain. It is not simply sadness or laziness. It is as though the part of the brain that sends out invitations to participate in life has temporarily misplaced the guest list.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>During this same period, I was also treated for basal cell carcinoma on my face. The cancer was removed, but the surgery affected my appearance and made me more self-conscious about being seen in public. I have always been more critical of my appearance than anyone else could possibly imagine (check out the irony of having written \u201cYou\u2019re So Vain.\u201d), and this gave my inner critic quite a lot of new material.<\/em> <em>Between my mobility issues, the Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis, the surgery, and the emotional effects of it all, withdrawing from public view was the most palatable reaction. If a person is allowed to hibernate during both winter and summer, then I have become an all-season bear.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>But I have not stopped living, and I have not stopped working.<\/em> <em>In the middle of all this, I began recording a new album,\u00a0Comes in Waves. That still feels mysterious to me. Music has always known when to arrive. It 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.<\/em> <em>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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Apparently, that future is now.<\/em> <em>Working on the music gave shape to days that did not always have much shape. It gave me somewhere to go without having to leave the room. It reminded me that illness can change your life without becoming the whole of your life.<\/em> <em>I do not consider Parkinson\u2019s a gift or a blessing. It is neither. It is difficult, frustrating, and sometimes frightening. I am still learning how to live with it and how to accept it without feeling that I have surrendered something essential.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>I am still writing, singing, imagining, laughing, worrying, remembering, and occasionally getting trapped in an overstuffed chair.<\/em> <em>I am deeply grateful to my children, my family, my friends, my caregivers, and the medical professionals who have helped me through this. Their love and patience have carried me through days when my own reserves were not enough.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>I 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.<\/em> <em>These 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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=4350\">Prime Video Picks Up 100-Plus Korean Dramas From CJ ENM in Multi-Year India Deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>With love,<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Carly<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#039;You\u2019re So Vain&#039; singer has also been treated for skin cancer as Simon explains her public absence to fans before the release of her latest album, &#039;Comes in Waves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2957,147,2958],"class_list":["post-4356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-cancer","tag-music","tag-star"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Carly Simon Reveals Parkinson\u2019s Diagnosis: \u201cI Have Not Stopped Living. 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