Parkinson's Threatened To Tear Michael J. Fox Down, But He Keeps On Getting Up
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🗓️ 18 May 2023
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But in 1991, after a night of heavy drinking, Fox noticed a tremor developing in his right pinky, an early symptom symptom of Parkinson's Disease, a diagnosis that would change the course of his life.
Fox speaks to NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer, about his new documentary "Still", and how he found meaning in sharing his disease with the world.
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| 0:00.0 | Fue star shined brighter in the 1980s than Michael J. Fox. |
| 0:12.2 | From his breakthrough role as Alex P. Keaton, the Reagan-loving child of ex-hippies on |
| 0:17.0 | family ties. |
| 0:18.0 | This is a sin against capitalism. |
| 0:22.2 | To his part as an angsty adolescent in teen wolf. |
| 0:25.4 | I was hoping it would pass you by. |
| 0:27.2 | Well, that had it. |
| 0:28.2 | It didn't pass me by. |
| 0:29.6 | It landed on my face. |
| 0:32.5 | To the time-hopping skateboarding DeLorean driving Marty McFly in the classic sci-fi movie |
| 0:38.1 | Back to the Future. |
| 0:38.9 | Wait a minute, Doc. |
| 0:39.9 | Are you telling me that you built a time machine? |
| 0:43.1 | How did it DeLorean? |
| 0:44.9 | The way I see it. |
| 0:46.4 | If you're going to build a time. |
| 0:47.4 | When the 90s are rolled around, Michael J. Fox was still one of the top names in showbiz. |
| 0:52.8 | But in 1991, after a night of heavy drinking, Fox noticed that something was off. |
| 0:59.9 | I placed my left hand across the bridge of my nose to block the sunlight. |
| 1:04.3 | A moth swing fluttered against my right cheek. |
| 1:08.1 | I put my hand in front of my face so I could finger flick the little B-stie across the |
| 1:12.0 | room. |
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