{"id":1922227,"date":"2023-05-01T18:42:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T22:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-j-fox-says-every-day-its-tougher-amid-ongoing-battle-with-parkinsons-disease\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T18:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T22:45:00","slug":"michael-j-fox-says-every-day-its-tougher-amid-ongoing-battle-with-parkinsons-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-j-fox-says-every-day-its-tougher-amid-ongoing-battle-with-parkinsons-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael J. Fox Says \u201cEvery Day It&#8217;s Tougher\u201d Amid Ongoing Battle With Parkinson\u2019s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichael-j-fox-says-every-day-its-tougher-amid-ongoing-battle-with-parkinsons-disease%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1922227&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Michael J. Fox Opens Up About His Battle with Parkinson&#8217;s Disease<\/h2>\n<p>Michael J. Fox, beloved actor and star of &#8220;Back to the Future&#8221; and &#8220;Family Ties,&#8221; has been candidly speaking out about his ongoing battle with Parkinson&#8217;s disease. In an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, Fox addressed the challenges he faces daily with the incurable disease and revealed that he doesn&#8217;t believe he&#8217;ll live to be 80 years old.<\/p>\n<h3>Living with Parkinson&#8217;s<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;My life is set up so &#8230; I can pack Parkinson&#8217;s along with me if I have to,&#8221; Fox said. &#8220;[Parkinson&#8217;s] banging on the door\u2026 I&#8217;m not going to lie, it&#8217;s getting hard. It&#8217;s getting harder. It&#8217;s getting tougher. Every day it&#8217;s tougher \u2026 that&#8217;s the way it is. I mean, you know, who do I see about that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As Fox suffers from the disease, he reflected on his perspective of mortality. &#8220;You don&#8217;t die from Parkinson&#8217;s. You die with Parkinson&#8217;s \u2026 I&#8217;ve been thinking about the mortality of it.\u2026 I&#8217;m not going to be 80. I&#8217;m not going to be 80.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The Impact of Parkinson&#8217;s<\/h3>\n<p>Fox continued to reveal how Parkinson&#8217;s has deeply impacted his life after a life-altering surgery. &#8220;I had spinal surgery. I had a tumor on my spine \u2026 it was benign, but it messed up my walking \u2026 then, started to break stuff \u2026 broke this arm, and I broke this arm, I broke this elbow. I broke my face. I broke my hand,&#8221; he continued to tell the media outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges he faces, Fox remains resilient and focused on the positive. &#8220;Pity is a benign form of abuse,&#8221; he told People. &#8220;I can feel sorry for myself, but I don&#8217;t have time for that. There is stuff to be learned from this, so let&#8217;s do that and move on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Look Back at Michael J. Fox&#8217;s Life<\/h3>\n<p>Michael J. Fox&#8217;s upcoming documentary, &#8220;Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,&#8221; takes viewers down memory lane as he previews the &#8220;story of me.&#8221; In the trailer, Fox reflects on his life and his marriage to Tracy Pollan, whom he met on the set of &#8220;Family Ties&#8221; in 1985 when she was cast as his character&#8217;s love interest. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson&#8217;s disease in 1991 but didn&#8217;t publicly reveal his illness until 1998.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie&#8221; releases on Apple TV+ May 12.<\/p>\n<p>Story tips can be sent to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.<\/p>\n<h2>Michael J. Fox Opens Up About His Battle with Parkinson\u2019s Disease<\/h2>\n<p>Michael J. Fox is not one to shy away from discussing his ongoing battle with Parkinson\u2019s disease. In a recent interview, the \u201cBack to the Future\u201d star candidly spoke about the challenges he faces daily with the incurable disease. \u201cParkinson\u2019s is banging on the door\u2026 I&#8217;m not going to lie, it&#8217;s getting hard. It&#8217;s getting harder. It&#8217;s getting tougher. Every day it&#8217;s tougher \u2026 that&#8217;s the way it is. I mean, you know, who do I see about that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the difficulties he faces, Fox maintains a positive outlook on life. He believes that one does not die from Parkinson\u2019s, but rather with it. \u201cI&#8217;ve been thinking about the mortality of it.\u2026 I&#8217;m not going to be 80. I&#8217;m not going to be 80.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Life-Altering Surgery and Impact on His Life<\/h3>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-j-fox-says-every-day-its-tougher-amid-ongoing-battle-with-parkinsons-disease\/\" title=\"Michael J. Fox Says \u201cEvery Day It's Tougher\u201d Amid Ongoing Battle With Parkinson\u2019s Disease\">undergoing spinal surgery<\/a> to remove a benign tumor, Fox\u2019s walking was affected, and he began to break bones. \u201cI broke this arm, and I broke this arm, I broke this elbow. I broke my face. I broke my hand,\u201d he revealed in the interview.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, Fox remains focused on his work. His latest project, \u201cStill: A Michael J. Fox Movie,\u201d is a documentary that takes viewers down memory lane as he previews the &#8220;story of me.&#8221; In the trailer, he recalls telling his wife Tracy Pollan about his diagnosis and her response: \u201cIn sickness and in health.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Positive Outlook on Life<\/h3>\n<p>Despite his struggles, Fox maintains a positive outlook on life. He believes that feeling sorry for oneself is a form of abuse and that there is always something to be learned from difficult situations. \u201cPity is a benign form of abuse. I can feel sorry for myself, but I don&#8217;t have time for that. There is stuff to be learned from this, so let&#8217;s do that and move on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill: A Michael J. Fox Movie\u201d will be released on Apple TV+ on May 12.<\/p>\n<h2>PLAY<\/h2>\n<h2>Top Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>01:12<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><video width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" controls><source src=\"video.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention all citizens!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time for a change. We need to hold our politicians accountable for their actions and decisions. That&#8217;s why we propose a competency test for all politicians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Politicians are responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-urge-biden-to-take-cognitive-test\/\" title=\"Lawmakers urge Biden to take cognitive test\">making important decisions<\/a> that affect our lives.<\/li>\n<li>They should have the necessary knowledge and skills to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">make informed decisions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A competency test would ensure that politicians are qualified and capable of doing their job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Join us in demanding a competency test for politicians!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the disease in a recent interview. But let&#8217;s take a trip down memory lane with close Family Ties star, Meredith Baxter, as she reminisces about working with the young and talented Michael J. Fox. Baxter watched as Fox&#8217;s star rose higher and higher during their time on the hit show. It&#8217;s amazing to see how far he&#8217;s come, despite the challenges he faces with Parkinson&#8217;s disease today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1922228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[6731,7660,4533,6597,7690,6550,5177,4085,9256,12970],"class_list":["post-1922227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-battle","tag-day","tag-disease","tag-every","tag-fox","tag-its","tag-michael","tag-ongoing","tag-parkinsons","tag-tougher"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1922227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1922228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1922227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1922227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1922227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}