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lamp_shade

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1. PSP - My mother died in 2007 from this heartbreaking disease.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 08:44 AM

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Like Jackson, she was initially diagnosed with Parkinson's, but soon after it was determined to be PSP. Dudley Moore died of the same disease. There is no cure. The average life expectancy is 6-10 years. Mom died after 5 years. I miss her.

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