Rebecca Crews Opens Up About Parkinson’s Battle From Her L.A. Home as Husband Terry Finds ‘Life-Changing’ Treatment

Rebecca Crews, wife of "America's Got Talent" host Terry Crews, is finally opening up about her long-private struggle with Parkinson's disease. 

After more than a decade of keeping her battle secret, she is now sharing her story following the discovery of a promising new treatment that has improved her outlook.

In a candid, joint interview with People, the couple offered a look inside their life with the disease from their Los Angeles home. Rebecca revealed one of her lowest points, recalling a time when she went three days without sleep. 

"I hadn’t slept in three days, and I felt like I wanted to die," she admitted, sharing that Terry found her praying at her bedside during this difficult, sleepless period.

That's when a turning point came, as Terry entered their bedroom, filled with new hope from years of researching an innovative treatment for Parkinson's symptoms: focused ultrasound, which employs sound waves to target the condition.

“I told her, ‘Honey, I really think this will help you,’” he said.

After eight months of treatment, Rebecca, 60, says she is finally beginning to feel like herself again.

“The only reason I’m going public is because I finally have some uplifting information to offer,” she explained, while Terry acknowledged it had been “hard” watching his wife become so “worn out” by the disease.

In October, Rebecca traveled from the couple’s Pasadena, CA, home—purchased for $5.6 million in 2022—to Stanford Hospital to undergo the cutting-edge procedure, which has helped reduce tremors and stiffness in her limbs.

Dr. Vivek Buch, an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University, told People that the treatment is “very cutting edge,” adding that Rebecca’s decision to share her story could help others benefit from the therapy.

Rebecca first noticed something was wrong in 2011, when her toes began going numb while riding her bike. At the time, she attributed the symptoms to stress, as she and Terry were navigating challenges in their marriage.

But when she woke up with a tremor, she feared something more serious—especially given her family history of Parkinson’s.

“I thought it was just the stress because of everything we were going through, and then one morning I woke up with a tremor and I thought, ‘Hmmm, I know what that means,’” she explained, noting that her grandmother and uncle were diagnosed with the disease when she was young.

After years of uncertainty, she was officially diagnosed in 2015.

“I told the doctor, ‘I don’t receive this.’ I was determined to fight it,” she said.

As her condition progressed, Terry remained committed to finding new treatment options. That resolve became even more critical in 2019, when Rebecca was also diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent a double mastectomy in 2020 and is now cancer-free.

Today, Rebecca says the new treatment has given her renewed hope.

“I’m doing 90% of what I want to do,” she shared. “Terry is my rock … he’s made sure I get the care I need.”

For Terry, supporting his wife remains his top priority.

“My mission is to make sure she gets the best care possible,” he said. “Where she’s weak, I’m strong. There are days when there’s nothing I can do but hold her as she cries.”

The couple, who share children Naomi Anna Burton, 36, Azriél Patricia Crews, 35, Tera Zella Crews, 27, Wynfrey “Winnie” Crews, 23, and Isaiah Samuel Crews, 20, revealed that they are still holding out hope that a cure will be found.

“God told me, ‘Keep living, Rebecca. Keep living like you’re healed. I couldn’t even print out my name or fill out a form [due to the tremors]. But I can now," she told the outlet.