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Singer Carly Simon diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

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Agence France-Presse

<div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DIbtm5DMI6Q/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A442702.9%2C%22ls%22%3A301110.6%2C%22le%22%3A301297.79999999993%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="571" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>NEW YORK - American singer Carly Simon, known for hits like &quot;You&#x27;re So Vain,&quot; revealed on Monday that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson&#x27;s disease.</p><p>The 83-year-old confessional lyricist said in a statement that she had &quot;been learning how to live with Parkinson&#x27;s disease&quot; and that she had also been treated for skin cancer.</p><p>Parkinson&#x27;s disease is a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder that affects the body&#x27;s motor system, often causing shaking and other difficulties in movement.</p><p>Worldwide, about 10 million people have the illness, according to the Parkinson&#x27;s Foundation.</p><p>&quot;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,&quot; Simon wrote.</p><p>&quot;Parkinson&#x27;s is different for everyone, and it can be unpredictable. Some days I&#x27;m so tired I can&#x27;t get the day moving at all. On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself.</p><p>&quot;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.&quot;</p><p>After three replacement surgeries, she said, &quot;I assumed my difficulty walking was simply an unfortunate and rather ironic part of the recovery process.&quot;</p><p>The celebrated singer-songwriter said she had found sanctuary in music, and that during that period she even began recording a new album, &quot;Comes in Waves,&quot; her first new collection of original tracks since 2008, to be released on August 14.</p><p>Simon said that at the same time as her Parkinson&#x27;s diagnosis, she was treated for a facial basal cell carcinoma.</p><p>&quot;The cancer was removed, but the surgery affected my appearance and made me more self-conscious about being seen in public,&quot; she said in a heartfelt statement.</p><p>&quot;I have always been more critical of my appearance than anyone else could possibly imagine (check out the irony of having written &#x27;You&#x27;re So Vain&#x27;), and this gave my inner critic quite a lot of new material.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DbTS1i-iuoC/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A301435.4%2C%22ls%22%3A301110.6%2C%22le%22%3A301297.79999999993%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Simon began singing with her sister in the 1960s. She rose to global stardom with her 1972 album &quot;No Secrets,&quot; which spawned the number one smash &quot;You&#x27;re So Vain.&quot;</p><p>In 1977 she sang &quot;Nobody Does it Better,&quot; the popular James Bond theme song from &quot;The Spy Who Loved Me.&quot;</p><p>gw/mlm</p>

<p>American singer Carly Simon, known for hits like "You're So Vain," revealed on Monday that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.</p>

American singer Carly Simon, known for hits like "You're So Vain," revealed on Monday that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.