Is the end near?

According to published reports, Muhammad Ali’s Parkinson’s disease has advanced to the point he can barely speak and can’t leave his Arizona home.

Rahman Ali, the younger brother of the 72-year-old former boxing legend says Ali was too ill to attend last week’s Hollywood premiere of “I Am Ali,” a documentary about his life.

“I have not been able to talk to my brother about this because he is sick. He doesn’t speak too well. But he is proud that we are here for him. He has giv

Robin Williams was battling early stages of Parkinson’s disease, his wife said Thursday.
(Photo: Reed Saxon, AP)

Robin Williams, the beloved comic who committed suicide on Monday, was battling the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, it has been revealed by his widow, Susan Schneider.

In a statement sent to the news media on Thursday, Schneider explains that the star’s sobriety was “intact” at the time of his death, calling him “brave” as he battled depression, anxiety and early stages of the