Kate Garraway's heartfelt message after GMB presenter's health announcement

The 57-year-old Good Morning Britain presenter shared a connection successful enactment of John Stapleton who has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

Kate Garraway has shared a connection successful enactment of a erstwhile Good Morning Britain prima this morning, pursuing his heart-breaking admission. The 57-year-old's station follows a devastating BBC Morning Live conception connected Monday, which unveiled that TV prima John Stapleton has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Posting connected X, formerly Twitter, Kate expressed her apologies to John and his lad Nick, who yesterday explained that helium is presently navigating hard conversations astir his father's future. "I americium truthful atrocious to perceive of this Nick and privation you and your dada each the champion successful taking this connected xxx," she penned.

In response, a grateful Nick said: "Thanks Kate," accompanied by a reddish bosom emoji. The sombre disclosure comes aft John's illustrious vocation spanning astir 5 decades connected shows similar Newsnight, Good Morning Britain and Panorama.

The 78-year-old was diagnosed with the progressive encephalon information conscionable 2 months agone aft his son, Nick Stapleton, picked up connected a fewer worrying symptoms. Parkinson's takes spot erstwhile parts of the encephalon go 'progressively damaged implicit galore years', according to the NHS.

Involuntary shaking, oregon tremors, are among its main symptoms, arsenic good arsenic representation problems, equilibrium issues and code issues. The second is what John has recovered particularly 'frustrating', arsenic helium often has to repetition himself successful conversations with those astir him.

Speaking successful the BBC occurrence yesterday, the 78-year-old explained: "It's precise frustrating sometimes peculiarly erstwhile radical are perpetually saying to you 'sorry what did you say?', and you person to repetition yourself clip and clip again. I'm reasonably pragmatic astir the imaginable of this getting worse I effort to stay affirmative due to the fact that what's the constituent of not being?"

While the diagnosis has been upsetting for some John and his family, Nick besides explained that it wasn't precisely a surprise. John's mother, being Nick's grandmother, besides suffered from Parkinson's successful the years earlier her death.

John continued: "I witnessed my mother's diminution from this lively, brilliant, outgoing lady, to a woman who was reasonably fragile. One of the applicable problems she faced initially was an inability to bash things similar unfastened a tin of beans oregon peel a potato. And judge it oregon not, I'm having the aforesaid problems to immoderate grade myself close now.

"In the end, you know, she was benignant of locked successful her ain house. So yeah, her manner changed dramatically and I accidental excavation volition too." Now 20 years on, Nick feels astir arsenic though their household is watching past repetition itself, arsenic he's present grappling with the thought that his father's Parkinson's whitethorn worsen implicit time.

When the brace sermon this, John asserted that helium wants to stay autarkic for arsenic agelong arsenic imaginable but would spell into attraction 'reluctantly' if the concern escalated. Before that, helium would besides see technology to assistance with the much applicable aspects of life, including a step lift.

John summarised: "I deliberation Nick's attack was highly adjuvant due to the fact that he's not trying to propulsion maine into anything, we don't person to unreserved this, we bash request to deliberation astir it. Let's information it, that's the reality, my Parkinson's is not going to spell away."

If you're acrophobic that you oregon a loved 1 has Parkinson's disease, the NHS recommends seeking proposal from a GP, who whitethorn past notation you to a specializer for further tests. While it typically affects radical implicit 50 years old, others whitethorn acquisition symptoms nether 40.

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A afloat NHS list of its symptoms are below:

• Swallowing problems
• Excessive saliva production
• Sleeping issues
• Anxiety and depression
• Memory difficulties
• Dementia symptoms
• Balance issues
• Loss of smell
• Nerve pain
• Urinary issues and/or constipation
• Erectile difficulties among men
• Sexual arousal and orgasm difficulties
• Dizziness and fainting
• Excessive sweating