Report: Casey Kasem's Health Failing: Family Feuding

[johnm1120]

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Casey Kasem - Casey Kasem's Family Locked In Bitter Feud
by WENN | 01 October 2013

Members of legendary U.S. radio personality Casey Kasem's family are locked in a bitter feud with each other as the Dj battles Parkinson's disease, according to a U.S. report.

Kasem's wife Jean has reportedly blocking his three children from visiting their ailing father, according to Tmz.com, and Kerri, Julie and Mike Kasem have not been able to contact the Scooby-Doo star for three months.

On Tuesday (01Oct13), Kasem's three children, along with friends and co-workers, protested the alleged lock-out during a camp-out in front of his house.

Kasem's brother has also joined the protest and tells Tmz.com that Jean has had a strained relationship with her stepkids for years - and that he hasn't spoken to Jean since his brother married her three decades ago.

www.contactmusic.com/story/casey-kasem-s-family-locked-in-bitter-feud_3887635

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OMG NO.

[cartman2002]

Oh no, this is sad

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With Parkinsons he could still live for years.

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Casey Kasem is suffering from Parkinson's disease. Casey Kasem's voice has been heard in homes around the world, but now it seems his own family might not be welcome in his home.

Family members of the 81-year-old radio personality have stated that his health is deteriorating due to Parkinson's disease. His children, brother and others close to him throughout his life also claim Casey's wife, Jean Kasem, is keeping them from seeing him. So on Monday, Oct. 1, family and friends staged a protest outside of Casey and Jean's L.A. home.

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Kerri Kasem, one of Casey's daughters from his first marriage to Linda Myers, told L.A.'s ABC7 her stepmother will not answer her phone calls and tells her and siblings Mike and Julie to go away when they knock on the door. "He can't really speak, but he knows we're there," she said. "And last time we saw him, he could shuffle a little bit. He had a hard, very hard, time walking. He was just deteriorating due to Parkinson's disease."

The radio legend's brother Mouner Kasem is also concerned. "I've got a feeling I might not see him again, and that's why I'm here," he said.

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Kerri, Mike and Julie say they do not have a relationship with their stepmother, who married Casey in 1980. Jean and Casey have one daughter together, Liberty, a singer-songwriter.

It's not just family, though, who is concerned about the radio personality. Chuck Olsen, a friend of Kasem's for 63 years, told ABC7 no one has been in touch with the star since April 2013.

Casey's daughter Kerri insists they don't want to see the ailing legend in hopes of one day inheriting his fortune. "We don't want to see him go and not say goodbye and not love him and not support him," she said. "We don't know how long he has."

Jean Kasem did not return ABC7 's request for comment.

[Mega248]

This is really sad. I'm not ready to lose him yet, especially since I had no idea he was so sick until I opened this thread. He is easily the biggest reason I got into following music charts in the first place.

I don't know the full story of the feuding that's gone on among his family members, and I suspect that there's more to it than these articles are revealing. But I think it's disgusting that Jean isn't allowing his children to see him, regardless of past tension.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

I also can't help but wonder why Casey has said his children aren't in his will. There must have been something happen between them all.

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Step mom probably had some influence

[dth1971]

Michael J. Fox did survive Parkinson's disease, but what's the fate of Casey Kasem?

[Cerebro]

Oct 5, 2013 21:54:05 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Michael J. Fox did survive Parkinson's disease, but what's the fate of Casey Kasem?

True, Fox continues to survive. However, Fox is 30 years younger than Casey and has been managing the disease for over 20 years. Fox was diagnosed in his early 30s (an, unusually, young age to be diagnosed with Parkinson's). Being younger and more resilient makes management of the disease very different. The odds of Casey "bouncing back" from this are, sadly, very small.

I've been following this thread over on the AT40 Fun & Games Site. There are several links, here, about this story. In one of them, it was noted that Casey started showing symptoms of Parkinson's as early as 2006 and was, formally, diagnosed sometime after. It would seem that his health may have been a mitigating factor in his decision to retire four years ago.

I'm saddened to hear of this situation. We don't know the whole story as Jean has been mum on her side of things. At the end of the day, though, it's none of our business (Casey has always kept his private life private. I can respect that.). I do hope this can be, quickly, resolved so that Casey can spend some of his precious remaining time with his children.

[musicfanpete]

Oct 3, 2013 21:45:16 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

I also can't help but wonder why Casey has said his children aren't in his will. There must have been something happen between them all.

This article never said his children aren't in his will. All Kerri said was they wanted to see him while he is still around, not to influence who gets his fortune. For all we know he has a will prepared and they will all get something. Who knows, but I don't think her statement necessarily meant that his children aren't in his will, unless someone has already confirmed this and it was announced somewhere else.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

I've read several articles that said they know they weren't included in his last will and aren't trying to get in there, they just want to see him.