The 'Family Ties' and 'Back to the Future' actor who's become just as famous for his very public fight against Parkinson's looks back on superstardom; the recently-announced advance in Parkinson's research; and the new documentary about his life, 'Still.'
funny: an incurable degenerative disease. But for years, Fox has been getting a laugh describing Parkinson's as a gift:"It's the gift that keeps on taking.""It's been 30+ years; not many of us that have had this disease for 30 years," he said."It sucks having Parkinson's."As millions know too well."For some families, some people, it's a nightmare. It's a living hell," he said.
Fox is first to say he has advantages:"My life is set up so I can pack Parkinson's along with me if I have to.""Yeah, it's, it's banging on the door. Yeah, I mean, I'm not gonna lie. It's gettin' hard, it's gettin' harder. It's gettin' tougher. Every day it's tougher. But, but that's, that's the way it is. I mean, you know, who do I see about that?""I can make myself still, but I won't be as animated," he said.
As he recalls, Tracy Pollan, his wife of 35 years, had been waiting for him."I sat down on the sofa. Like, four or five minutes later, Tracy goes, 'What are you doing? Where are you?' And I said, '"Back to the Future"'s on.
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