Michael J. Fox makes heart-wrenching new statement after 30-year battle with Parkinsonās
Michael J. Fox has long been living with complications brought on by his battle with Parkinsonās disease, but he remains as defiant as ever in the face of extreme adversity.
The now-retired-actor has become the face of the fight against the debilitating disease over the years, committing himself to promoting researching and understanding since first being diagnosed in the early ā90s.
Of late, the Back to the Future star has spoken candidly on his struggles with the condition, admitting that his health is declining and claiming that he doesnāt think heāll live to see 80 years old.
Historically, the 61 has often projected optimism about his Parkinsonās diagnosis and has never been one to mask the toll it has taken on his health and wellbeing.
In a recent interview, Fox discussed the subject of his mortality, saying that living with Parkinsonās was āgettinā tougherā.
āIām not gonna lie. Itās gettinā hard, itās gettinā harder. Itās gettinā tougher,ā Fox told CBS Sunday Morning anchor Jane Pauley.
āEvery day itās tougher. But, but, thatās, thatās the way it is. I mean, you know, who do I see about that?ā
He added that he recently had spinal surgery after a tumor was found on his spine. While it was benign, it affected his ability to walk, and was injured from falling: ā[I] broke this arm, and I broke this arm, I broke this elbow. I broke my face. I broke my hand,ā Fox told Pauley.
āYou donāt die from Parkinsonās. You die with Parkinsonās,ā Fox concluded. āIāve been thinking about the mortality of it. ā¦ Iām not gonna be 80. Iām not gonna be 80.ā
Foxās fight with the brain disorder ā which he was diagnosed with in 1991 after noticing a tremor he had developed in his pinkie finger ā has once again come to the fore in the build-up to the release of his new documentary Still, which covers the actorās life over the course of the past three decades.
As per reports, he admits in the film: āIām in intense pain. Each tremor is like a seismic jolt.ā
He elaborated on the statement in a new interview with The Times newspaper, saying: āItās not so much pain from the movement, but from the not moving. Itās when you freeze, and in that freezing that not-movement becomes infused with all this energy and it becomes this burning, impending thing that never happens.
āI donāt want to get the violins out. Iāve broken my hand, my elbow, my humerus, my other humerus, my shoulder, my face and some other sā too. And all that stuff is amplified by the electricity of the tremors. So, yes, it hurts a lot. But what you learn is that nobody gives a sā. Itās just life. It doesnāt matter. You suck it up and you move on. And there might be a story to tell in it. But only that. Thereās no chit that you can present to a window for a refund.ā
Michael J. Fox has long been living with complications brought on by his battle with Parkinsonās disease, but he remains as defiant as ever in the face of extreme adversity.
The now-retired-actor has become the face of the fight against the debilitating disease over the years, committing himself to promoting researching and understanding since first being diagnosed in the early ā90s.
Of late, the Back to the Future star has spoken candidly on his struggles with the condition, admitting that his health is declining and claiming that he doesnāt think heāll live to see 80 years old.
Historically, the 61 has often projected optimism about his Parkinsonās diagnosis and has never been one to mask the toll it has taken on his health and wellbeing.
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In a recent interview, Fox discussed the subject of his mortality, saying that living with Parkinsonās was āgettinā tougherā.
āIām not gonna lie. Itās gettinā hard, itās gettinā harder. Itās gettinā tougher,ā Fox told CBS Sunday Morning anchor Jane Pauley.
āEvery day itās tougher. But, but, thatās, thatās the way it is. I mean, you know, who do I see about that?ā
He added that he recently had spinal surgery after a tumor was found on his spine. While it was benign, it affected his ability to walk, and was injured from falling: ā[I] broke this arm, and I broke this arm, I broke this elbow. I broke my face. I broke my hand,ā Fox told Pauley.
āYou donāt die from Parkinsonās. You die with Parkinsonās,ā Fox concluded. āIāve been thinking about the mortality of it. ā¦ Iām not gonna be 80. Iām not gonna be 80.ā
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Foxās fight with the brain disorder ā which he was diagnosed with in 1991 after noticing a tremor he had developed in his pinkie finger ā has once again come to the fore in the build-up to the release of his new documentary Still, which covers the actorās life over the course of the past three decades.
As per reports, he admits in the film: āIām in intense pain. Each tremor is like a seismic jolt.ā
He elaborated on the statement in a new interview with The Times newspaper, saying: āItās not so much pain from the movement, but from the not moving. Itās when you freeze, and in that freezing that not-movement becomes infused with all this energy and it becomes this burning, impending thing that never happens.
āI donāt want to get the violins out. Iāve broken my hand, my elbow, my humerus, my other humerus, my shoulder, my face and some other sā too. And all that stuff is amplified by the electricity of the tremors. So, yes, it hurts a lot. But what you learn is that nobody gives a sā. Itās just life. It doesnāt matter. You suck it up and you move on. And there might be a story to tell in it. But only that. Thereās no chit that you can present to a window for a refund.ā
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Ever determined to remain optimistic despite his obvious struggles, Fox gallantly promised that heās not āgoing anywhereā.
The actor, who formally retired in 2021 due to his declining health, said: āThe depression is [not] so deep that Iām going to injure myself ā¦ it always comes back to a place where I go, āWell, thereās more to celebrate in my life than there is to mourn.ā The pain speaks for itself. You either tolerate it or you donāt. And Iām not going anywhere.ā