Parkinson disease, a deadly chronic disease claimed Mohammed Ali’s life on Saturday after battling it for years. His last photos, in his death bed, made even the photographer shed tears before he could release them to the public.
British photographer Zenon Texeira was invited to Mohammed Ali’s home in Phoenix, Arizona, USA at three months before the former boxing great met the creator. The photographer took photos of the champion amid tears. He then circulated them to the public.
The photos showed a eaten up Mohammed Ali, whose skin had peeled off and bones were literary hanging.
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease of the nervous system marked by tremor, muscular rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement, chiefly affecting middle-aged and elderly people. It is associated with degeneration of the basal ganglia of the brain and a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine