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A-ha Frontman Morten Harket Reveals Parkinson’s Diagnosis, Says He’s Done ‘Treating It as a Secret’
A-ha's singer Morten Harket has revealed his Parkinson's disease diagnosis in a letter describing his symptoms and future as a performer.
By way of a letter written by the band’s biographer, Jan Omdahl, the singer broke the news to fans that he has been receiving treatment for the neurological disorder “in recent years,” undergoing surgeries last June and December to implant symptom-reducing electrodes on both sides of his brain. According to the Mayo Clinic, Parkinson’s is a “movement disorder of the nervous system that worsens over time,” often causing tremors and affecting the motor skills of patients. Fox, Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner’s Mick Jones, Neil Diamond, Linda Ronstadt and Marc Cohn, who have all been open about their diagnoses.
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