Many of us look back with our memories to some of the movies and shows where we first were introduced to Michael J Fox and we smile. He has been keeping us entertained for many decades, even though he has been living with Parkinsonās disease for many years.
After being diagnosed with Parkinsonās disease in the early 90s, he began to advocate for those who have the condition. Unfortunately, it hasĀ reallyĀ taken a toll in recent years and he feels that he wonāt live to see 80 years old.
For most people with a Parkinsonās diagnosis, living past the age of 61 isĀ reallyĀ going to be the higher end. For a long time, we thought that he would do better, but now he says that itās getting more difficult.
He said: āIām not gonna lie. Itās gettinā hard, itās gettinā harder. Itās gettinā tougher.
āEvery day itās tougher. But, but, thatās, thatās the way it is. I mean, you know, who do I see about that?ā
He also spoke about a recent spinal surgery he had because of a spine tumor. The tumor was benign but it has caused him to fall more frequently. As a result, he has broken his arms, elbow, face, and hand.
He went on to say that you donāt die from Parkinsonās, you die WITH Parkinsonās. He then went on to say: āIāve been thinking about the mortality of it. ā¦ Iām not gonna be 80. Iām not gonna be 80.ā
Fox has recently spoken about the intense pain he is experiencing, describing each tremor as being like a seismic jolt.
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 faceĀ andĀ someĀ 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.