Singer Carly Simon has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, treated for skin cancer

Singer Carly Simon revealed on Monday that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and recently received treatment for skin cancer.

The "You're So Vain" singer, 83, shared her health update in a statement to The Associated Press, explaining that her relative silence was due to learning to live with the neurological condition.

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So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing. The truth is, I’ve been learning how to live with Parkinson’s disease.

Simon described a decline in mobility, which led to hip and knee replacement surgeries. "My family and I knew that something more was going on," she stated. "After an extensive evaluation at the Mayo Clinic, I was diagnosed with Parkinson's."

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My family and I knew that something more was going on. After an extensive evaluation at the Mayo Clinic, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

She noted that Parkinson's affects individuals differently and can be unpredictable, with good and bad days. "Some days I’m so tired I can’t get the day moving at all. On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself," Simon explained.

Simultaneously, she was treated for basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer, on her face. "The surgery affected my appearance and made me more self-conscious about being seen in public," she said.

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Parkinson’s is different for everyone, and it can be unpredictable. Some days I’m so tired I can’t get the day moving at all. On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself.

Despite these health challenges, Simon has found solace in music. Her first album of original songs since 2008, "Comes In Waves," is set for release on Aug. 14. "Working on the music gave shape to days that did not always have much shape," she reflected. "It reminded me that illness can change your life without becoming the whole of your life."

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I began treatment, including taking medication to help with stiffness and other symptoms. There is no tidy or predictable schedule to the illness. It does not consult my calendar before deciding what kind of day I am going to have.