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Amanda Keller has released heartbreaking news about her longtime husband, Harley, who has been privately battling Parkinson's disease for years. The Australian radio and television star, 61, revealed her shock diagnosis on Thursday's episode of her new Double A Chattery podcast. Keller, who has been married to Oliver since 1989, said she was diagnosed with disease six years ago and the couple decided to open up about their struggles for first time. "I first noticed that Harley's footsteps in the house were changing, like was dragging leg her hands started shaking and she said had just gotten hit on thumbs as a wicketkeeper playing cricket, but I felt something was wrong," said Anita Keller, a forensic psychologist co-host of the podcast. "I know Harley so well, I know how protective she is of her inner core; she was absolutely scared and in denial; who could blame her." Amanda Keller and her longtime husband Harley Oliver. Shortly after realizing something wrong, Oliver received the news the couple had been dreading; he was diagnosed with Parkinson's; It an incurable brain disorder that caused uncontrollable movements, such as tremors, convulsions, difficulty with balance and coordination, whose symptoms gradually worsened. shift. "When he came home from the doctor, we both sat there completely numb," Keller recalled. “Two days later, we went to a public open day with our eldest son, Liam – he is in Year 11 – and I struggled with tears and felt so jealous all day looking at these people at the beginning of their journey. “I had a flashback to when it was me. And I thought, 'Their journey is just beginning.' And something closed for me. “I don't feel that way now, but I felt that way in the early days.” Keller said her immediate reaction was to become "angry" at her husband, while he tried to correct his posture and speech. “With everything Parkinson's does to you, you wonder 'why doesn't he just fight it?' And of course I saw that he couldn't control it, and neither could I, and that was a big lesson for me. So I became kinder and sadder,” she said. Because it will kill me. The WSFM co-host said she sometimes "hates herself" for being frustrated with their situation, which she attributes to mourning simpler times. Harley and Amanda have been married for 33 years. The couple has two adult sons. “I miss the comforts of life. They're talking about going to a restaurant, [but then] Harley's back hurts and the noise overwhelms him because he's talking quietly. I miss the convenience of traveling. "This changes us," he said. Isn't that what life is all about? We talk a lot about long-term relationships and how popular culture celebrates the beginning and the end. “But therein lies essence joy of life, sadness true human condition,” Keller added, his voice breaking. The mother of two children, a self-confessed "oversharer", explained why she kept the news secret for the

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00:00 Amanda Keller has released heartbreaking news about her longtime husband, Harley, who has
00:06 been privately battling Parkinson's disease for years.
00:10 The Australian radio and television star, 61, revealed her shock diagnosis on Thursday's
00:17 episode of her new AA Chattery podcast Keller, who has been married to Oliver since 1989,
00:26 said she was diagnosed with disease six years ago and the couple decided to open up about
00:31 their struggles for first time.
00:34 "I first noticed that Harley's footsteps in the house were changing.
00:39 Like was dragging leg her hands started shaking and she said had just gotten hit on thumbs
00:45 as a wicketkeeper playing cricket.
00:48 But I felt something was wrong," said Anita Keller.
00:52 A forensic psychologist co-host of the podcast I know Harley so well.
00:58 I know how protective she is of her inner core.
01:02 She was absolutely scared and in denial.
01:05 Who could blame her?
01:06 Amanda Keller and her longtime husband Harley Oliver.
01:10 Shortly after realizing something wrong, Oliver received the news the couple had been dreading.
01:17 He was diagnosed with Parkinson's.
01:20 It an incurable brain disorder that caused uncontrollable movements.
01:25 Such as tremors.
01:27 Convulsions.
01:28 Difficulty with balance and coordination.
01:31 Whose symptoms gradually worsened.
01:34 Shift.
01:35 When he came home from the doctor.
01:37 We both sat there completely numb.
01:40 Keller recalled, "Two days later.
01:43 We went to a public open day with our eldest son.
01:46 Liam.
01:47 He is in year 11, and I struggled with tears and felt so jealous all day looking at these.
01:54 People at the beginning of their journey.
01:56 I had a flashback to when it was me.
01:59 And I thought.
02:00 The journey is just beginning.
02:03 And something closed for me.
02:05 I don't feel that way now.
02:07 But I felt that way in the early days."
02:10 Keller said her immediate reaction was to become angry at "her husband."
02:16 While he tried to correct his posture and speech.
02:19 "With everything Parkinson's does to you.
02:22 You wonder why doesn't he just fight it?
02:25 And of course I saw that he couldn't control it.
02:28 And neither could I. And that was a big lesson for me.
02:32 So I became kinder and sadder."
02:34 She said.
02:35 "Because it will kill me."
02:37 The WSFM co-host said she sometimes hates herself for being frustrated with their situation.
02:45 Which she attributes to mourning simpler times.
02:49 Harley and Amanda have been married for 33 years.
02:53 The couple has two adult sons.
02:55 "I miss the comforts of life.
02:58 They're talking about going to a restaurant.
03:01 But then Harley's back hurts and the noise overwhelms him because H is talking quietly.
03:07 I miss the convenience of traveling.
03:10 This changes us."
03:11 He said.
03:12 "Isn't that what life is all about?
03:15 We talk a lot about long-term relationships and how popular culture celebrates the beginning
03:20 and the end.
03:22 But therein lies essence joy of life.
03:26 Sadness true human condition."
03:28 Keller added.
03:29 His voice breaking.
03:31 The mother of two children.
03:33 A self-confessed oversharer.
03:36 Explained why she kept the news secret for the last few years.
03:40 "I still don't know what to say.
03:43 People are like.
03:44 What's going on?

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