NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre is addressing the claim he has abandoned hope in his battle with Parkinson's disease. "Thank you everyone for your prayers and concerns, but contrary to reports, I have not given up hope in my battle with Parkinson's! Not sure where this came from - but just like I never gave up on the gridiron - not going to start now," Favre, 56, who revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2024, posted via X on Wednesday, January 7. "I pray there will be a cure one day and I appreciate you all," the former NFL star added. Favre also told TMZ Sports on Wednesday, "I have absolutely not given up and I am fighting till the end. Yes I have progressed a little faster than I would have hoped at this point but I'm extremely thankful and blessed!!!" Brett Favre Wants 'Patriot' Jason Aldean as Super Bowl Halftime Performer The former NFL quarterback was forced to address his current health status after a post via X from popular social media personality Dov Kleiman on Tuesday, January 6, claimed Favre had "GIVEN UP HOPE" and that he was "declining rapidly." Kleiman's post has received more than 30k likes and 3,000 comments at the time of publication. Favre opened up about his Parkinson's diagnosis on the December 29 episode of his podcast, "4th and Favre." "I'm in the early stages of Parkinson's that I have," Favre explained. "I always - probably like most people - I thought there was one Parkinson's and that was it. There's not. There's multiple, many." Favre was diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's, the most common type of the disease, which can lead to issues like tremors, stiffness and slow movement. There is still no known cause or cure. "Most people, when they hear Parkinson's, they think of shaking. [People say] from time to time, 'You must not be too bad because you don't shake," he explained. "I have very little shaking. I have some, but it's pretty rare." Favre said he suffers most from "rigidity and stiffness" and compares his body to a 2×4 piece of wood when he wakes up in the morning. "Once I take my medicine, it's like the muscles and the joints kind of ease their grip on me," Favre detailed. "When I get fatigued, mainly towards the end of the day, I do shake a little bit." Us Explains the Brett Favre Mississippi Welfare Funds Scandal As for his cognitive memory, Favre said, "Right now, it's OK." "There's no cure," Favre said of the disease. "I hear from time to time, 'Well, they're five years away from a cure.' You know, I hope that that's the case. I really do. But I'm not holding my breath." Favre pointed to Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali, two of the most widely-known individuals to be diagnosed with the disease, who really "set the bar high on Parkinson's and treatments and things of that nature." "I'm sure when they were diagnosed they thought, 'Well, they'll have a cure in five years. I'll be fine,'" Favre said. "Well, that's not the case. I'm optimistic, but again, I'm not holding my breath."