The ten years since my diagnosis have been the best ten years of my life and i consider myself a lucky man michael j. This is a candid memoir and account about michael j. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with parkinsons diseasea degenerative. A funny, warm and moving account of his battle with parkinsons disease by the internationally beloved star of spin city, family ties and back to the future. Michael j fox the popular actor recounts his childhood in western canada, his rise in film and television, his diagnosis of parkinsons disease, and how he has worked to raise awareness of the disease and find a. Fox stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with parkinsons disease a degenerative neurological condition. While lucky is hardly the term i would think to use for fox, it is refreshing to see how much more brightly and precisely he can see the situation from his own perspective. Michael andrew fox oc born june 9, 1961, known professionally as michael j. If you were to rush in to this room right now and announce that you had struck a dealwith god, allah, buddha, christ, krishna, bill gates, whomeverin which the ten years since my diagnosis could be magically taken away, traded in for ten more years as the person i was before, i would, without a. Fox memoir kindle edition published august 1st 2011 by random house australia kindle edition, 276 pages. File type pdf lucky man a memoir michael j fox written by michael j. Fox and his first ten years living with parkinsons disease. Michael was the prime star in the television series family ties and the movie back to the future.
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