Parade Magazine mentions Shy-Drager

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

Today's (October 15, 2000) issue of Parade Magazine features a question in

" Personality Parade " on page 4 about ny Cash and Shy-Drager. I can't

find the article on-line, so I'll type it in:

Q. Does ny Cash have Shy-Drager Syndrome? If so, how is he doing?

S., Woonsocket, R. I. [ Sabo, is that you???]

A. Cash has a disorder similar to Parkinson's that causes tremors, but

doctor's can't agree on a diagnosis. (Shy-Drager is a rare progressive

disease resulting in neurological dysfunction.) We're told the singer's

symptoms are " moderate. " Cash's illness delayed completion of his Solitary

Man CD, which finally hits stores next Tuesday. Cash, 68, generally stays

close to the 50-acre compound near Nashville that he shares with his wife,

June . (Even there, he's not safe. Cash once suffered five broken

ribs when a pet emu kicked him.)

P. S. There's also an article about ny Cash in the most recent issue of

Rolling Stone.