“I’m not going to be 80 years old”: Michael J. Fox’s hard confession about his illness

In 1991, Michael J Fox He was at the height of his career. He had just finished the third installment of ‘Return to the future’a trilogy that is part of the best science fiction movies in history, and was ready to face all possible challenges in Hollywood.

However, with just 29 years, began to present the first symptoms of Parkinson’sa degenerative condition with which he began to suffer from tremors, fatigue and slow movements and which forced him to say goodbye to the world of acting in 2020 due to its progression.

Since his retirement, we have been able to witness the emotional reunion between Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, he has won the Jean Hersolt Humanitarian Award at the 2023 Oscars and, last March, Michael J. Fox once again gave a life lesson on Parkinson’s in the documentary ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,’ presented at the South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW).

Now, the actor has conceded an interviewto on CBS, and had talked with journalist Jane Pauley about his illnessto explain that “You don’t die of Parkinson’s. You die with Parkinson’s”.

The 61-year-old Canadian has acknowledged that he has thought about the years that lie ahead of him living with Parkinson’s, to come to a harsh confession: “I will not reach 80 years”.

Michael J. Fox has recognized that, as time goes by, his situation is more complicated. “I’m not going to lie, it’s getting tough, it’s getting tougher. It’s getting tougher every day. But, that’s the way it is.”has explained.

As a consequence of his diseasethe actor has had issues in joints and bones and even has suffered various injuries on the arm, elbow and face. “Parkinson’s is a great killer”it is finished.

Thanks to its foundation, created in the year 2000, Michael J. Fox has grossed over $1.5 billion for research projects dedicated exclusively to offering better therapies and treatments for people and families who live with this neurodegenerative disease throughout the world and which, let us remember, is already the second most common after Alzheimer’s.