John Stapleton's heartbreaking seven-word remark after Parkinson's diagnosis

Esteemed television presenter John Stapleton, known for his tenure on shows including Newsnight, Panorama, and GMTV's News Hour, revealed his Parkinson's disease diagnosis earlier this week.

Making his first TV appearance on Wednesday's Good Morning Britain since his diagnosis, John, 78, candidly shared insights into his condition. When questioned about how he's coping, he said: "I'm doing fine, I'm coping, learning to live with it! I think I'm fairly pragmatic about it, there's no point being miserable."

He further commented, accepting the reality of his situation: "There's no point in being miserable or trying to change anything, it won't ever change. It won't ever change, Parkinson's is here with me now for the rest of my life. Best I can do is try and control it and take the advice of all the experts I'm talking to."

In a poignant moment later in the interview, he added in a heartbreaking seven-word remark: "I've got it, get on with it!" Meanwhile, Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley enquired when John first noticed symptoms.

John then pointed out the initial signs, saying: "About two or three years ago, it started with a tremor. I went to see a specialist, he didn't think it was Parkinson's, he thought it was a thing called benign essential tremor", noting that the expert advised him to return if the symptoms worsened, reports the Mirror.

He elaborated: "So I went back and of course he did confirm, about two to three months ago, he confirmed it was indeed Parkinson's. Also, I had other symptoms as well - difficulty swallowing, handwriting going, I would find myself writing tiny letters that no one else could decipher, feeling fatigued a lot of the time when I wouldn't do otherwise and of course the