‘I won’t live to be 80’ Michael J Fox talks about his tough battle with Parkinson’s for over 30 years and his current state of health.

Last Updated on 05/05/2023 by てんしょく飯

Michael J. Fox talks about his health.

Actor Michael J. Fox, 61, had a worldwide career in the 1980s and 1990s, appearing in numerous films, including the drama Family Ties and the film Back to the Future.

He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 and has lived with the disease for more than 30 years.

He recently appeared on the US CBS talk show ‘Sunday Morning’ and made a frank confession about his health.

[Video] Michael J. Fox on ‘Sunday Morning’.

In the trailer released ahead of the main broadcast, he talks about how he deals with Parkinson’s disease and his own ‘longevity’.

In the programme, he says: “Parkinson’s is a relentless attack. I’m not lying,” Michael opens up, “It gets more and more intense. It gets more and more intense. And it gets harder and harder. Every day. But that’s the reality. I don’t know who to talk to,” he confided in the pain of his battle with the disease.

She added: “I had a tumour in my spine and underwent spinal surgery. It was benign, but it made it difficult for me to walk. From there, I broke bones in my arms. I broke my elbows, my face and my hands. I fell, choked on food, got pneumonia…’ Michael continued: ‘You don’t die from Parkinson’s. You die from the dangers caused by it. I have been thinking about the odds of that. I probably won’t make it to 80, I won’t live to 80,’ he added.

Michael was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in his twenties, and for a while he hid this fact from the public and continued to work.

Since going public in 1998, he has been a supporter of the disease and has donated heavily towards research into the disease and the development of a cure.

More recently, he played the role of a news anchor recovering from Parkinson’s disease on the US NBC channel, but in 2020 he retired from acting because he could no longer remember his lines due to memory loss.