Tanea 'Rebel' Brooks announces terminal ALS diagnosis
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Updated · WhatCulture · May 2
Tanea 'Rebel' Brooks announces terminal ALS diagnosis
10 articles · Updated · WhatCulture · May 2
The 47-year-old AEW performer disclosed the news in a tearful social media video after recent battles with lung cancer and a previously unexplained neurological condition.
Brooks said ALS explains her difficulty walking and talking, and that her functions will decline as she and those around her prepare for what comes next.
She thanked AEW president Tony Khan for his support and asked for prayers, prompting an outpouring of sympathy from wrestling colleagues, fans and critics.
Could a wrestler's rare cancer have unlocked the terminal neurological disease that followed?
As science links cancer and ALS, could her tragic diagnosis fast-track a cure for both?