Lucky Man In September Michael J Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson s disease a degenerative neurological condition In fact he had been secretly fighting it for seve

In September 1998, Michael J Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson s disease a degenerative neurological condition In fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years The worldwide response was staggering Fortunately, he had accepted the diagnosis and by the time the public started grieving for him, he had stopped grieving foIn September 1998, Michael J Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson s disease a degenerative neurological condition In fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years The worldwide response was staggering Fortunately, he had accepted the diagnosis and by the time the public started grieving for him, he had stopped grieving for himself Now, with the same passion, humor, and energy that Fox has invested in his dozens of performances over the last 18 years, he tells the story of his life, his career, and his campaign to find a cure for Parkinson s.Combining his trademark ironic sensibility and keen sense of the absurd, he recounts his life from his childhood in a small town in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television which made him a worldwide celebrity Most importantly however, he writes of the last 10 years, during which with the unswerving support of his wife, family, and friends he has dealt with his illness He talks about what Parkinson s has given him the chance to appreciate a wonderful life and career, and the opportunity to help search for a cure and spread public awareness of the disease He is a very lucky man, indeed.
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Canadian American film and television actor His roles include Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy 1985 1990 Alex P Keaton from Family Ties 1982 1989 , for which he won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award and Mike Flaherty from Spin City 1996 2000 , for which he won an Emmy, three Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards He also starred in Doc Hollywood and Secret of My Succe s and the lead voices in Disney s Atlantis The Lost Empire and in the film Stuart Little and it s sequel.Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson s disease in 1991, and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998 As the symptoms of his disease worsened, he retired from full time acting in 2000.