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Archbishop Stepinac Grad Alan Alda Reveals That He Has Parkinson's Disease Archbishop Stepinac Grad Alan Alda Reveals That He Has Parkinson's Disease
Archbishop Stepinac Grad Alan Alda Reveals That He Has Parkinson's Disease Beloved actor Alan Alda, a former longtime Leonia resident, revealed on Tuesday that he's had Parkinson’s disease the past 3½ years. Alda, 82, told “CBS This Morning” that he'd noticed his thumb twitch during TV appearances the past few weeks and didn't want speculations about his health to become tabloid fodder. "I've had a full life since then [the diagnosis]," he said. "I've acted, I've given talks, I help at the Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook. "It’s only about a matter of time before someone does some story about this from a sad point of view, …

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