Radio star Amanda Keller shares the  devastating news her husband Harley Oliver is suffering from Parkinson’s Disease

TV and radio presenter Amanda Keller has revealed that her husband Harley Oliver has been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for years.

Keller, 61, shared the news during an episode of her podcast Double A Chattery.

The WSFM breakfast host, who has been married to Oliver since 1989, explained that her husband was diagnosed about six years ago but that the couple had only now decided to discuss the disease publicly.

“I noticed for the first time that Harley’s footsteps changed around the house, as if he was dragging his leg, and his hands began to shake, and he said he had just been hit on the thumbs as a wicketkeeper playing cricket, but I felt that something was wrong. on,” Keller told her podcast co-host Anita McGregor, a forensic psychologist.

“I know Harley so well, and how protective he is of his inner core, he was definitely scared and in denial, and who could blame him?”

Shortly after noticing something was wrong, Oliver received the devastating news the couple had been dreading: he had Parkinson’s disease.

Parkinson’s is an incurable brain disorder characterized by uncontrollable movements, including tremors, stiffness and problems with balance and coordination.

Unfortunately, Parkinson’s symptoms tend to worsen over time.

“When he came home (from the doctor), we both sat there completely numb,” Keller recalled.

The WSFM presenter, who has been married to Oliver since 1989, explained that her husband was diagnosed about six years ago but the couple had only now decided to talk about it publicly.

Parkinson’s is an incurable brain disorder characterized by uncontrollable movements, including tremors, stiffness and problems with balance and coordination. Unfortunately, Parkinson’s symptoms tend to worsen over time

Keller further admitted that her knee-jerk reaction was to feel “angry” at her husband and that she found herself trying to correct his posture and speech.

“All the things it (Parkinson’s disease) does to you), I thought, ‘Why isn’t he fighting it?’ And of course, I’ve come to realize that he has no control over this, and neither do I, and that’s been a big lesson for me. So I have become kinder and sadder,” she said.

Oliver appeared on the podcast later in the episode and shared that the recent death of his mother had played a role in him feeling more comfortable with the decision to make his Parkinson’s diagnosis public.

‘She wouldn’t have dealt well with the idea that I had Parkinson’s, she knows, living in a retirement home, what that means. “I wanted to keep it away from her,” he said.

“(When she died) that the pressure of trying to pretend I was doing really well was gone. It was better for her not to have to worry about me as much as she did about herself.”

Despite the challenges they’ve faced, Keller assured her listeners that the experience had actually strengthened the bonds in their close-knit family.

At the end of the podcast, Keller and her husband exchanged touching words.

“I love you, Harley,” Keller said, to which an emotional Oliver replied, “I love you too.” You’re amazing with all of this.’

Oliver appeared on the podcast later in the episode and shared that his mother’s recent death played a role in making him more comfortable with the decision to make his Parkinson’s diagnosis public.

At the end of the podcast, Keller and her husband exchanged touching words. “I love you, Harley,” Keller said, to which an emotional Oliver replied, “I love you too.” You’re amazing with all this’