Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D‑VA) announced in a solemn manner that she has decided to retire from Congress due to a rare neurological illness for which she has been diagnosed. The illness is referred to as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), and it impairs speech, thinking, balance, and movement.

Wexton was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, but more recently, she was given a diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), which she likens to “Parkinson’s on steroids.”