A US congresswoman has revealed she has Parkinson’s disease, but has no plans to retire, a rare move for a serving politician diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder.
Jennifer Wexton, 54, a Virginia Democrat, announced her condition in a video, saying: “I hope to keep serving you for many years to come.”
Between 500,000 and a million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease.
More than 10 million people worldwide have the condition.
In her two-and-a-half minute video, Ms Wexton…