The beloved Michael J. Fox was at the top of his game when he received the devastating diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease at the young age of 29. Rather than retreating into obscurity, however, the actor instead gave back by creating the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which has raised millions of dollars for research, therapy and hopeful treatment of the disease. Yet, when interviewer Jane Pauley asked about living with Parkinson’s on the July 8th episode of CBS Sunday Morning, Fox honestly replied “It sucks“.
It sucks. I hate it and I wish I wasn’t in this situation, but its been one of the greatest gifts of my life. To take my certitude of it and merge with other people’s certitude of it and try to find an answer.
Emmy-winning actor @realmikefox says his neurodegenerative disorder "sucks"
His foundation, @MichaelJFoxOrg has raised $800M and he has set up an online study to help researchers develop vastly-improved therapies https://t.co/yqI3udYnUl pic.twitter.com/YQnl17DZQH
— CBS Sunday Morning ? (@CBSSunday) July 8, 2018
Here’s the full interview with Michael J. Fox that day.
