Overview
- Yebra disclosed on Monday that he has lived with multiple sclerosis for over ten years and first noticed symptoms in 2013, with formal diagnostic testing beginning in 2015.
- He kept the illness private for years to protect his performing career and says he began speaking more openly in 2021 after symptoms worsened and treatment produced visible side effects.
- Yebra reports the left leg is the most affected area and that he sometimes has difficulty walking, which has driven him to slow his stage work.
- He has shifted from performing to roles as a choreographer, director and teacher and is currently working in Montevideo on programs to promote classical dance for children.
- Yebra released an autobiographical book that recounts his medical timeline and career, and experts note that multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease with no cure but with treatments that can control relapses and slow progression.