Terry Crews’ wife, Rebecca, reveals secret decade-long battle with Parkinson’s disease

Terry Crews’ wife, Rebecca King-Crews, revealed her Parkinson’s disease diagnosis on the “Today” show Monday.

The 60-year-old was diagnosed back in 2015 but decided to “come forward now” because she recently underwent a procedure “to help with the symptoms on one side of [her] body.”

During a joint interview with her husband, she gushed, “I’m seeing improvement. … I’m able to write my name, my dates, I’m able to write with my right hand for the first time in probably three years.”

Terry Crews and Rebecca Crews on a talk show. — Terry Crews’ wife shared her Parkinson’s disease diagnosis on the “Today” show Monday.NBC

Rebecca Crews in a hospital gown with a bandaged head, and an inset of her speaking on TV, discussing her Parkinson's diagnosis. — Rebecca King-Crews was diagnosed back in 2015.NBC

The singer noted she will “still [be] in recovery” for three months and continue to see improvement over that time, with a second procedure scheduled for September for the other side of her body.

Rebecca told viewers her first symptom was a “slight numbness” in her left foot, as well as her arm not swinging when she walked.

Her subsequent arm tremors were dismissed by a doctor as anxiety.

A woman in a hospital gown and surgical cap lies in a hospital bed, lifting her hand with wristbands, while another woman leans over her. A smaller inset image shows a smiling woman with short, light hair wearing a white blazer. — She recently underwent a procedure that has led to “improvement” in her symptoms.NBC

Terry Crews and his wife Rebecca smiling during an interview on TODAY. — Terry praised his wife in Monday’s interviews as his “rock.”NBC

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“It’s not uncommon with us ladies for someone to call everything stress,” she explained. “I asked for referrals, and I got them. And it took three years to diagnose me.”

Rebecca decided to share her story — despite not wanting “pity” before — because she wanted to spread awareness on the procedure and “believe[s] we are going to find a cure.”

Terry, who married Rebecca in July 1989, got emotional during Monday’s sitdown as he praised the “superhero” as the “rock” of their family.

The couple, notably, share five children — Naomi, Azriél, Tera, Wynfrey and Isaiah.

Rebecca Crews, in a video call, and another person in a wheelchair being pushed by a man, outside a building with a "Welcome To" sign. — Rebecca previously battled breast cancer in 2020.NBC

Terry Crews flexing next to Rebecca Crews on a purple carpet with "Tubi Red Carpet at Super Bowl LIX" signs. — The couple (pictured above in February 2025) have been married since 1989.Getty Images

“Watch[ing] her go through what she [went] through the last 10 to 12 years has been very, very hard,” the actor said, also referencing Rebecca’s 2020 breast cancer battle. “The tremors, the not sleeping, the loss of balance.

“But to watch her write her name for the first time in three years, let me tell you,” the “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” alum continued. “I don’t know what to say, I’m choked up just thinking about it.”

The pair also opened up to People on Monday about Rebecca’s Parkinson’s battle.