Michael J Fox: I’m not gonna
Lifetime Honor
Michael J. Fox received a lifetime achievement award at the Spring Moving Image Awards in New York.
The Back to the Future star attended with his wife, Tracy Pollan, and twin daughters.
Though widely known for advocacy, this honor focused on his film career.
Living With Parkinson’s
Diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s at 29, Fox described the disease as a “gift that keeps on taking.”
He told CBS Sunday Morning, “Having Parkinson’s stinks…
Every day you struggle more and more, but that’s just the way things are.”
Optimism and Reality
Fox shared that he has suffered injuries from falls and acknowledged limits ahead, saying,
“You don’t die from Parkinson’s, you die with (the ailment)… I won’t live to be eighty.”
Still, he stressed gratitude, noting optimism is “sustainable when practiced with gratitude.”
Advocacy and Impact
He founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000, raising over $1.75 billion.
On a recent research breakthrough, he said, “This changes everything.”
