Rory shares his Parkinson’s diagnosis

By 2019-05-30Science & Tech

The BBC’s technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones has revealed he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

TV viewers noticed his hand shaking during a report on 5G technology on BBC Breakfast on Thursday morning.

Symptoms of Parkinson’s – a degenerative brain condition – include involuntary tremors and stiff muscles.

“I’m getting good treatment and the symptoms are mild right now – so I’m carrying on as normal. Onwards and upwards!” he wrote on Twitter.

His BBC colleagues and MPs were among those to offer messages of support on social media ... Read even more

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