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The Chase's Paul Sinha reveals he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's
He was diagnosed on May 30th

The Chase star Paul Sinha has revealed he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

The quizzer, 49, shared the devastating news in a blog post which he posted to his fans on Twitter today.

He wrote: "On the evening of Thursday May 30th, an experienced consultant neurologist calmly informed me that I had Parkinson’s disease.

I have Parkinson's disease. I will fight this with every breath I have. https://t.co/csp72zZmGQ

— Paul Sinha (@paulsinha) 14 June 2019

"It was a devastating denouement to a medical odyssey that began in September 2017 with a sudden-onset, frozen right shoulder, and took in an unexpected diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, a lifestyle transformation that enabled me to lose two stone, and a shoulder operation in January this year.

"Nonetheless my reaction was not one of shock. I spent May this year in New Zealand simultaneously having the comedy month of my life, and worrying about why a right-sided limp was now getting worse.

An experienced consultant neurologist calmly informed me that I had Parkinson’s disease.
"Behind the facade of the cheerful, late night comedy festival drunk was a man deeply scared about facing the truth when back in the UK.

"It has been a really, really tough two weeks. Cancelling my run at the Edinburgh Fringe, missing the World Quizzing Championships to have brain scans, performing club sets whilst emotionally bewildered, and of course working my way through my loved ones, delivering the bad news.

Paul has been diagnosed with Parkinson's (Credit: ITV)

"With the diagnosis now confirmed, and a treatment plan in place, I now feel far more prepared for the new challenges ahead.

"I have an amazing family, no strangers to serious medical illness, I’m blessed to have a fiance who is there for me, and I have a multitude of friends and colleagues whom I consider to be exceptional human beings.

"I don’t consider myself unlucky, and whatever the next stage of my life holds for me, many others have it far worse.

"In the time since my Parkinson’s started I have been ludicrously busy, and fully intend to keep Chasing, keep writing and performing comedy, keep quizzing and keep being hopeless at Tasks.

"Dancing on Ice is, I suspect, out of the question.

"A lot of people have asked 'What can I do to help?' The answer is to treat me exactly the same as before. Much love, Paul."

Fans were quick to offer their support to Paul (Credit: ITV)

[Dogeatdog]

So sad, he seems like a genuinely nice guy. I’ve met people with this disease in the past and it’s truly heartbreaking.

Scary to think how something like a frozen right shoulder ended up turning out to be Parkinson’s disease. I remember reading about how Michael J Fox first started developing symptoms and that he had a random twitch in his little finger.

He’s a brave man, I’m glad to see he has a lot of support

[joeysteele]

That's sad to read.
I like him on the Chase when I watch it.

I wish him all the best in his battle with it.

[hijaxers]

Oh my gosh what dreadful news , Paul is such a nice guy and very talented , must be so hard to take a diagnosis like that on board, i really wish him the very best ~ at least its been diagnosed early , some people wait years.

[Ammi]

...very young for the diagnosis as well....

[Matthew.]

That’s very sad, I really like him

[GoldHeart]

Sad news
Its one of the cruelest diseases

[UserSince2005]

does this mean he dies soon?

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

does this mean he dies soon?

No
It means he'll become more & more disabled , and he'll have this disease for the rest of his life . it eats away at the muscle & joints . it's a horrible illness .

[Tony Montana]

That's very sad to hear.