For four years she hid her Parkinson's diagnosis. Then she let a reporter follow her journey.

By Ava Berger,

Avery Keatley, Andrew Limbong, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published October 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM PDT

Dr. Sue Goldie and New York Times reporter John Branch recount how a private, years-long conversation about her Parkinson's became a public story.

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Ava Berger

Avery Keatley

Andrew Limbong

Andrew Limbong is a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk, where he does pieces on anything remotely related to arts or culture, from streamers looking for mental health on Twitch to Britney Spears' fight over her conservatorship. He's also covered the near collapse of the live music industry during the coronavirus pandemic. He's the host of NPR's Book of the Day podcast and a frequent host on Life Kit.

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