Comedian Richard Lewis Retires from Stand-Up Comedy Due to Parkinson's Diagnosis
Comedian and actor Richard Lewis, 75, announced that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease two years ago. While the majority of people with Parkinson’s disease are diagnosed after age 60, some develop it earlier in life. When a person is diagnosed at 50 years old or younger, it is considered early-onset Parkinson’s disease, while those older than 50 have late-onset. Early motor symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, slowness of movement, fatigue, depression, anxiety, loss of smell, and trouble sleeping are relatively the same across all age groups. Parkinson’s is not in itself a fatal disease, and overall, people with Parkinson’s potentially can live as long as they would without the disorder.