• Michael J. Fox is thinking back on his horrific experience with Parkinson’s.
• At the 13th Governors Awards on Saturday in Los Angeles, the Back to the Future actor, 61, stated that his Parkinson’s “really has been a gift” as he won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, an honorary Oscar recognising exceptional charity work.
• In his acceptance speech for the previous brief homage, he stated, “It was a gift, as my friend George Stephanopoulos pointed out in a film. Parkinson’s is what I mean when I say it’s a gift that keeps on giving. However, it has really been a gift.

Michael J. Fox Discloses Painful Injuries, Healing, and Kind Deeds That Changed His Life
Every interaction, every new piece of knowledge I obtained, every researcher or NIH official I spoke to proved that the science was put ahead of the money after I got interested in learning about the disease. With the correct funding, the solutions might become available, Fox added.

He talked about leaving Canada in his senior year of high school, receiving his GED later, being famous on Family Ties, falling in love, raising a family, and realising he had Parkinson’s disease when he was about 29 years old.

“I was informed that I only had 10 more years to work. It was awful. That is what took place. Dealing with the certainty of the diagnosis and the uncertainty of the circumstance was the most difficult aspect of my diagnosis, Fox reflected.

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I was just aware that things would get worse. The diagnosis was certain, but the course of action was vague and unpredictable, he stated. “Tracy Pollan, my wife, made it plain that she would be by my side throughout. Sam, though, my small son, was unaware. He had no other option.

Fox and Pollan, who are both 62 years old, got married in 1988. They have four children together: son Sam Michael, 33; twin daughters Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances, 27; and daughter Esmé Annabelle, 21.

“After that, I went through seven years of denial while attempting to make sense of everything. The young person who left Canada believing that, at the very least, through hard work and belief, he could achieve anything now faced a challenging task, the speaker added.

Fox claimed, “I only told a few people, and they kept my secret. Then, a variety of medical professionals helped me comprehend the physical processes that were, or were not, taking place in my brain. Finally, I felt compelled to inform everyone. I was aware that it would significantly affect my career.

Remember that this was at the infancy of the internet, the Golden Globe winner claimed that he “had to find out how to effectively deliver the news, so I told Barbara Walters and PEOPLE Magazine. And back then, Barbara Walters and PEOPLE Magazine were the go-to sources for breaking news. Oh, for more innocent times.

What followed was astounding, he said. “The overwhelming support from the general public, the amazing response from all of my peers in the entertainment industry, thank you everyone, and the folks I worked with, was transforming.”

“I then got in touch with the Parkinson’s community directly. Patients, families, physicians, and top researchers in the area. And it occurred to me that everything I had—success, my relationship with Tracy, my family—had equipped me for this enormous opportunity and responsibility.

Fox said he “didn’t want to name it that,” adding with a chuckle: “I wanted to call it PD cure.” Fox established the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2000, which has already raised over $1.5 billion. And once I told Tracy, she inquired, “Pedicure? ”

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