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Liberal In Texas

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14. Great story.

Reply to darkstar (Original post)

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 12:06 PM

Wednesday

It's so sad this talented and wonderful performer has gotten so ill she can no longer sing.

Parkinson's. And in late 2019, it was reported her doctors had revised their diagnosis to progressive supranuclear palsy, a degenerative disease commonly mistaken for Parkinson's due to the similarity of the symptoms. (wiki)

She turns 80 next month. As a fellow sufferer I can say, "Fuck Parkinson's."

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Great story. Liberal In Texas Wednesday #14

Thanks, darkstar. I can see it clearly in my mind's eye Ptah Wednesday #15