'You don’t die from Parkinson’s; you die with Parkinson’s,' said the Back to the Future actor, who was diagnosed with the disease in 1991 at age 29.
actor, 61, has battled the disease for more than 30 years and added even though his struggle with it is increasing, he remains optimistic that new research will relieve future sufferers’ pain.his degenerative illness is a “gift that keeps on taking”: “It sucks — it’s getting tougher, it’s getting harder, every day you suffer, but that’s the way it is.”was released. He retired from acting in 2020.
Fox, who has four children with wife Tracy Pollan, said: “I recognise how hard this is for people and recognise how hard it is for me, but I have a certain set of skills that allow me to deal with this stuff and I realise, with gratitude, optimism is sustainable. Fox founded the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2000, which has raised more than US$1.75 billion for research funding.
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