Terry Crews and Rebecca King-Crews are opening up about a health fight they kept private for years, and the update is a big one.
Rebecca revealed that she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease back in 2015 after first noticing symptoms several years earlier. Now, after undergoing a focused ultrasound procedure, she says she is seeing real changes in daily life. For the first time in years, she can do something many people take for granted.
‘I feel good. 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,’ Rebecca said during a recent ‘Today’ episode.
Rebecca Says The Procedure Has Already Changed Her Daily Life
Rebecca shared that the treatment helped ease symptoms on the right side of her body. She also said she plans to undergo a second procedure in September to address the left side.
She is still adjusting to the uneven recovery, which makes sense. Improvement on one side can make the symptoms on the other feel even more noticeable. Even so, she says the benefits are already clear.
‘However, each day that I do things, I’m aware of the benefit that it’s already been to me on the one side of the body,’ she said. ‘So I’m looking forward to doing the left side.’
Rebecca explained that the procedure was ‘non-invasive’ and used focused ultrasound, a technique that targets tissue without opening the skull. She said doctors were able to go into her brain ‘without cutting me open,’ and added that the technology is also used to treat some tumors and cancers while avoiding the risks tied to major surgery. Rebecca also made clear why she decided to speak publicly now. She said she wants other patients to know this option exists, even though it remains expensive and is not yet covered for everyone.
Terry Crews Shares How Hard The Last Decade Has Been
Terry, who has been married to Rebecca since 1989, did not hide how emotional the moment has been for him. Watching Parkinson’s slowly affect someone you love is brutal, and he said the last 10 to 12 years have been tough on the whole family.
‘To watch her go through what she’s going through over the last 10 to 12 years, it’s been very, very hard,’ he said. ‘She’s the rock of our lives.’
Rebecca said she first sensed something was off in 2012, when she noticed slight numbness in her left foot. Her trainer then pointed out that one of her arms was not swinging as she walked. Later, she woke up with a shaking hand and recognized it as a tremor. Even then, the road to answers was slow. She said one doctor first blamed anxiety, and it took three years to get the Parkinson’s diagnosis.
More on Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s is a progressive movement disorder that affects the central nervous system.
It is more commonly diagnosed in older adults, with risk going up after age 60, though younger people can face it too. That helps explain why Rebecca and Terry Crews’ story may hit home for readers over 45 who are paying more attention to tremors, balance changes, sleep issues, or shifts in movement. Those symptoms do not automatically point to Parkinson’s, but getting checked early can make a real difference when it comes to treatment and symptom management.
There is still no cure, but medication and procedures can help. For Rebecca, that has already opened the door to a different kind of daily life.
