Grammy award-winning singer Linda Ronstadt confirmed that she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, adding that her condition has hindered her from singing even a single note, AARP group revealed on Friday.
In an interview for AARP magazine, which is set to be published next week, the 67-year-old hit maker said that she was diagnosed of having the disease eight months earlier, remarking that the diagnosis gave her an explanation why she couldn't sing a note correctly.
"No one can sing with Parkinson's disease," she said during the interview. "No matter how hard you try."
Ronstadt also exposed that the first symptoms of her condition began to manifest eight years ago; however, she simply attributed her singing problems with a tick disease, she believed she had contacted back then. Additionally, when she felt that her hands were starting to become shaky from time to time, she thought to herself that it was a drawback from her previous shoulder operation.
However, after finally confiding her situation to a neurologist, Linda was shocked with the diagnosis that she was apparently suffering from Parkinson's disease.
"Oh, you have Parkinson's disease," sharing how her neurologist brought up the results of the tests to her. "I was completely shocked. I wouldn't have suspected that in a million, billion years."
AARP shared that Linda Ronstadt now uses poles to guide her walk on uneven surfaces, noting that she was compelled to use a wheelchair whenever she's traveling.
Linda was the successful singer behind 1970 smash hits "When Will I Be Loved," "Heart Like a Wheel," "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" and "You're No Good." She has received almost a dozen Grammy awards for her top-grossing albums and singles.
Aside from making pop hits, she also explored other music genres, with her soft rock album soaring to the No. 1 spot in several music charts.
According to AARP, Simon & Schuster is to publish and release her autobiography, which will not cover her recent undertakings as well as the disease that cost her voice, next month.
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