Rebecca Crews, the wife of “America’s Got Talent” host Terry Crews, went public with her decade-long battle with Parkinson’s disease during a recent appearance on “Today.”
During her interview, Crews explained that she was recovering from a newly-approved procedure that improved her symptoms on one side of her body.
Now, the actress is opening up about the revolutionary new technology.
Rebecca Crews Details Parkinson’s Procedure
During her appearance on “Today,” Crews revealed that she was able to write her name for the first time in three years after undergoing the new procedure.
“The only reason I’m going public is because I finally have some uplifting information to offer,” Crews told People in an interview published Saturday, April 11.
She told the outlet that her symptoms began to improve immediately.
“I noticed it immediately,” Rebecca said. “I was at the hotel [near the hospital], and as I was trying to put my pants on, I realized that I could lift my leg without holding onto a table or anything. And then I realized that I could write and sign my name in perfectly legible handwriting. I couldn’t do any of those things before [having the procedure].”
Dr. Vivek Buch, the neurosurgeon at Stanford University who oversaw Rebecca’s treatment, added, “It’s a very cool, emerging technology. It gives [Parkinson’s patients] back control over the simple things in life like eating and putting on clothes that you don’t realize how important they are until they’re taken away from you.”
According to the outlet, the newly-approved treatment “involves firing MRI-guided sound waves into the specific part of the brain responsible for Parkinson’s patients’ debilitating symptoms, including tremors, stiffness, balance issues, depression and sleep disruption.”
Terry Crews Showed Support for Wife Rebecca Crews
The “White Chicks” actor was unable to be by his wife’s side during her procedure, but was in communication with her doctors throughout.
“I stayed on the phone the middle of the night in Australia as the doctor was giving me progress reports,” Terry — who was working in Australia at the time — told People. “When I finally heard she made it out and everything was ok, it was a beautiful moment.”
Rebecca has only had the procedure done on her right side so far, but says she plans to do her left soon.
“Part of the procedure is improved symptoms, so you’re improved on one side (but) not on the other,” she told “Today”. “However, each day that I do things, I’m aware of the benefit that’s already been to me on the one side of the body. So I’m looking forward to doing the left side.”
