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Forty-eight years later, in , he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, and even though there is no known cure, he continued to work and write.

Jane Fonda Reveals Her Beau Richard Perry's Battle With Parkinson's

April 1, 2014 -- Jane Fonda's boyfriend, music producer Richard Perry, told her that he had Parkinson's Disease more than four years ago.

Now, she's making his battle public.

Jane Fonda 'Wonderfully, Terribly Aware' of How Little Time She Has Left

"We decided I should do it because his symptoms are increasing and I felt it was better that people know why he sometimes sways or staggers or stutters rather than them thinking he was drunk (which has happened) or just out of it," she explained on her blog.

"That's another common symptom of this disease–loss of affect. The brain chemical transmitter dopamine is reduced in Parkinson's patients... [and] when dopamine levels are reduced, muscle slackness can cause a person to look blank, uninterested, when, in fact, that isn't the case."

Fonda, 76, wrote that Perry first told her about the disease on their