Ryan Reynolds talks about his father’s struggles with Parkinson’s disease and his mother’s fatigue, says, “There's A Kind Of Bag Of Rocks…”

Ryan Reynolds talks about his father's Parkinson’s disease

Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds has recently reflected on his late father, James Chester’s, Parkinson's diagnosis and how it has also affected his mother. The actor recently attended Acadia Pharmaceuticals’ New York City panel for Parkinson's Awareness Month.

During the event, he had a conversation with People where he opened up about his late father’s disease. He revealed that his father was struggling with hallucinations and delusions, which are the lesser-known symptoms of Parkinson's.

Ryan admitted that he witnessed his father’s health struggles from different angles over the years and appreciated him even more. He said, “A man with four children, working class, dealing with a disease that is degenerative and something that will one day render him physically unable to take care of himself or others, that is going to have a profound effect on the psyche.”

The actor also emphasised the struggles of the caregivers of the Parkinson’s patient and recalled the toll the disease had taken on his mother, Tammy. He explained that there is a real kind of caregiver fatigue and a burden, like carrying a bag of rocks, where one person is responsible for caring for another as well as themselves, making it very challenging.

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The actor recalled, “My mom was that person. She was the primary caregiver for my father. And when you have somebody who's very prideful like that, he's not going to accept help from anyone else. So I feel for them as much as I do the patients. So when they reach out, I really make time for all of them, not just the one who's dealing with the disease.”

For the unversed, Ryan Reynolds’ father, James Chester, died in 2015 at age 74 after battling with Parkinson’s disease for nearly 20 years.