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Tom Dumont, guitarist for No Doubt, disclosed his early onset Parkinson’s diagnosis on social media Sunday. A number of years ago I was experiencing a number of symptoms,” he said. “I went to my doctor, I went to a neurologist, did a whole bunch of tests, and I was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease. It’s been a struggle, it’s a struggle every day.”
No Doubt is set to play Sphere this May, and Dumont says that not only is he performing with the band, prep for it has been a bright light in a comparatively dark time. “The last couple months, getting ready for the No Doubt Sphere shows, it’s been very fun,” he said in the video. “Looking through old footage and looking at old photographs and relearning old songs and rehearsing and creating all the video stuff for the Sphere. It’s kind of made me think about how grateful I am for the life I’ve gotten to lead, as a musician all these years.”
“The good news is I can still play music, I can still play guitar,” Dumont said. “I’ve been doing really well.” He promised another vide soon explaining his symptoms and how his doctors came to this diagnosis. I’ve just been very inspired by other people who have come out to talk about their health issues on social media and that sort of thing. I think it helps erase some of the stigma and it raises awareness obviously, and awareness is really important for prevention and for research.”
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