Rebecca King-Crews: Ultrasound Treatment Stops Tremors

Rebecca King-Crews can write her name again for the first time in three years, and she wants the world to know why.

The singer, designer, and wife of actor Terry Crews revealed on the "Today" show that she's been living with Parkinson's disease since 2015. But she's not sharing her story for sympathy. She's speaking up because a cutting-edge medical breakthrough is giving her life back.

Rebecca first noticed something was wrong in 2012 when her foot went numb and her trainer spotted that her arm wasn't swinging naturally when she walked. A tremor while applying lip gloss confirmed her fears. Despite these clear signs, doctors dismissed her symptoms as stress or anxiety for three years before finally diagnosing Parkinson's.

She refused to slow down. "I learned to just keep walking," Rebecca said. She launched a clothing line, wrote a book, released a record, and led women's conferences, all while managing a progressive neurological disease in secret.

The game-changer came through a procedure called Bilateral Focused Ultrasound at Stanford Hospital. The treatment uses sound waves to target the exact brain areas causing tremors, without making a single incision. No cutting, no bleeding risk, no extended recovery.

The results speak for themselves. Rebecca can now write with her right hand, balance on her right leg, and perform daily tasks that had become impossible. She's already completed treatment on the right side of her brain and is planning the left side next.

Her husband Terry spent years researching treatments, watching his wife struggle with tremors and balance issues. "To watch her write her name for the first time in three years, I don't know what to say," he said, visibly emotional. After nearly 37 years of marriage, he calls Rebecca "the rock of our lives."

Why This Inspires

Rebecca faced another health battle in 2020 with breast cancer, requiring a double mastectomy. Through it all, she kept going. Now she's using her platform not for attention, but to push for change.

The procedure that helped her remains expensive and often isn't covered by insurance. By going public, Rebecca hopes to make this technology available to more people who need it. The focused ultrasound technology is already being used to treat tumors and cancers without the risks of traditional surgery.

"I really believe that this procedure and others like it are the new frontier of medicine," Rebecca said. "I wanted to potentially make it more available to others and give hope to people with Parkinson's because I believe we are going to find the cure."

After a decade of silence, Rebecca King-Crews is turning her struggle into someone else's hope.