“It’s banging on the door. I won’t lie, it’s getting harder,” Fox said. “It’s getting tougher. Every day gets tougher.'
NEW YORK CITY – Actor Michael J. Fox is a name that rose to fame in the 1980s, but for the last 30 years has been the face of Parkinson’s disease and research to cure it.The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s ResearchThe Foundation has raised a cumulative $1.5 billion for Parkinson’s disease research, according to CBS News, and in April it announced a breakthrough in research discovering a new biomarker for Parkinson’s.of “CBS Sunday Morning.
Fox, known for his acting roles in the “Family Ties,” “Teen Wolf,” the “Back to the Future” films and more, said Parkinson’s is “the gift that keeps on taking, but it’s a gift.” In addition to falling, Fox said aspirating food and pneumonia are also a concern for those with Parkinson’s. He also acknowledged his own mortality.“There’s not many of us that have this disease for 30 years. It sucks. It sucks having Parkinson’s. For some families, it’s a nightmare. It’s a living hell. You have to deal with realities that are beyond most people’s understanding,” he added.
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